Carrot Cake II
An easy vegetarian built around carrots and chopped walnuts — roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for oven and whisk. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 175C (350F) and grease and line a 23cm (9-inch) round cake tin.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ground cinnamon and salt until evenly combined.
- In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar, then pour in the vegetable oil and vanilla and whisk until the mixture is smooth and slightly pale.
- Gradually fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring just until no streaks of flour remain to keep the crumb tender.
- Fold in the finely grated carrots and the chopped walnuts until evenly distributed through the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin, level the top, and bake for 40 to 45 minutes until risen and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing or frosting.
You'll use: Oven · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
Tips & common questions
How long does Carrot Cake II take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 10 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Carrot Cake II vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Carrot Cake II is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Carrot Cake Cupcake (Unsplash).jpg (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.