Ingredients
Makes 6 deep cupcakes or one small cake
- 65g tinned crushed pineapple, mixed with its juice
- 50ml veg oil
- 1 medium egg
- 70g brown sugar
- 10g sultanas, pre-soaked in a few drops of orange juice
- A few drops of vanilla essence
- Zest of half an orange
- 90g finely grated carrot (from 1 large, peeled carrot)
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- Half tsp ground ginger
- Half tsp cinnamon
- Half tsp bicarbonate of soda mixed with a few drops orange juice
- 80g self-raising flour
For the frosting
- 45g unsalted butter, softened (out of the fridge a few hours in advance)
- 45g full fat cream cheese
- 45g icing sugar
- Juice of a quarter of a lime
Carrot cake (click here for printable link)