CARROT CAKE

Sam's Famous Carrot Cake, the best of it's kind. Great for a wedding cake, though the one above was for a less happy occasion. The light is a bit strange in the photo; the cake is white, not yellowish.

The original recipe has been adapted to yield a 28cm cake.


5 eggs
290ml milk
10ml lemon juice or vinegar
295ml sunflower oil
500g sugar
15ml vanilla extract -- 0r 16,25ml to be exact!
15ml cinnamon
2.5ml salt
415g flour
15ml bicarbonate of soda
365g grated carrots
125g desiccated coconut
195g chopped nuts
1 very small tin crushed pineapple with liquid (200ml)



In a large bowl, mix together eggs, grated carrots, coconut, nuts, pineapple, sugar, spices and liquids.


In a medium bowl, mix together remaining ingredients, which will be flour and bicarbonate of soda.



Combine by sifting the flour into the wet mix.

Bake in 175 for 1 hour and then in 150 for any remaining time.



FILLING:
Orange marmalade.

Cut the cake into three layers. Dampen all layers by brushing on orange juice or milk before spreading on a thick layer of marmalade. Make sure the top and the sides of the cake do not remain dry or crusty before applying the icing.




ICING:

200g unsalted butter
icing sugar to taste
800g cream cheese
15ml lemon juice


Beat together butter and sugar until white. Push the cream cheese through a sieve to soften it and add to the butter with the lemon juice. Mix together well. Add more sugar if necessary.

If you want an even finish, it may be easier to achieve it if you pop the icing in the fridge for a while to harden it a bit.




Cake recipe from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sams-Famous-Carrot-Cake/Detail.aspx