Carrot and Orange cake

Category: Bread Making (machine)

A delicious, moist cake ideal with a morning cup of tea or as a dessert with a dollop of creme fraiche.

Servings

1 cake

Ingredients

Breadmaker Setting: 6 Cake - 150 ml Sunflower oil - 50 ml freshly squeezed orange juice - Zest of 1 orange - 4 medium eggs, whisked lightly - 2 cups/320g self raising flour - 1½ cups/225g soft brown sugar - 2 tsp ground ginger - 2 cups/170g (2-3 carrots) grated carrot - 2 tbsp thick cut orange marmalade for finishing touches

Method

Measure the ingredients (excluding the marmalade) into the pan in the order they are listed above.  This ensures the best mixing and therefore the best result.

Select the cake baking programme by pressing the menu button and press the start button.

When the cake is ready, the machine will beep, the time remaining will be at 0.  Leave the cake in the tin in the breadmaker for a further 10 minutes.  The tin can be removed using an oven glove, be careful as it is very hot.  Allow the cake to cool in the pan for further 10 minutes before turning the pan upside down and tapping the cake onto a cooling rack.

Warm the marmalade until it becomes liquid by microwaving it or heating gently in a small saucepan.  Spoon on to the top of the cake and serve.