Mary Berry Carrot Cake Tray Bake Recipe
Mary Berry Carrot Cake Tray Bake Recipe is perfect for gatherings. This cake is moist, sweet, and full of flavor. Everyone loves this simple dessert.
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Wooden spoon or electric mixer
- Grater for carrots
- Parchment paper
- 9x13 inch baking tray
- Wire cooling rack
- Spatula for frosting
Ingredients
- 300 g self-raising flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 250 g light brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 250 ml sunflower oil
- 300 g carrots grated
- 100 g walnuts chopped
- 200 g cream cheese
- 100 g butter softened
- 300 g icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 180°C.
- Line the baking tray with parchment paper.
- This stops the cake from sticking.
- Grease the paper lightly with butter.
- Put flour and baking powder in a bowl.
- Add the brown sugar too.
- Mix everything together with a spoon.
- Make sure there are no lumps.
- Crack the eggs into the mixture.
- Pour in the sunflower oil slowly.
- Mix until everything is smooth and combined.
- Don't over-mix the batter.
- Fold in the grated carrots gently.
- Add the chopped walnuts next.
- Stir until everything is evenly spread.
- The batter will be thick.
- Pour the batter into your prepared tray.
- Spread it evenly with a spatula.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes in the oven.
- Check with a skewer until it's clean.
- Beat cream cheese and butter together.
- Add icing sugar gradually while mixing.
- Add vanilla extract at the end.
- Mix until light and fluffy.
- Let the cake cool completely on a rack.
- Spread the frosting evenly on top.
- Cut into squares and serve immediately.
Notes
- Use freshly grated carrots for best results.
- They make the cake extra moist.
- Don't use pre-grated carrots from stores.
- Make sure all ingredients are room temperature.
- This helps them mix better together.
- Don't open the oven door while baking.
- This can make the cake sink.
- Let the cake cool before adding frosting.
- Warm cake will melt the cream cheese.
- Store leftovers in the fridge always.
- The frosting needs to stay cold.
- Add raisins if you like extra sweetness.