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Carrot, honey and pistachio cake

This dairy-free carrot cake with a twist is a delicious treat that everyone will love. To make it vegan see the variations below.

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 1 hr
  • Serving: 16 people
Ratings: 3.3
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ½ cup canola oil
  • 2 cups wholemeal flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons mixed spice
  • 2 teaspoons zest of lemon
  • 440g can crushed pineapple in juice, drained
  • 3 carrots, peeled, finely grated
  • ¹/³ cup finely chopped pistachios, plus extra to garnish
  • Citrus glaze
  • ¾ cup icing sugar, sifted
  • 1½ tablespoons lemon juice
  • zest of lemon, to garnish
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 160ºC. Lightly spray a 25cm bundt tin with oil.

    2 In a bowl, place eggs, honey and oil and whisk.

    3 In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and mixed spice. Add wet ingredients and combine. Stir through lemon zest, crushed pineapple, carrots and pistachios.

    4 Pour mixture into prepared tin and, using the back of a spoon, smooth the top. Bake for 40 minutes. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack and setting aside to cool completely.

    5 To make citrus glaze, in a small bowl, combine icing sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Drizzle icing over cake and sprinkle with extra pistachio nuts and lemon zest.

    Variations

    Make it vegan: Substitute 2 eggs with Orgran No Egg™ Egg Replacer. Substitute honey with maple syrup.

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free flour and check baking powder, mixed spice and icing sugar are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    Cake will keep stored in an airtight container in a cool place for up to three days.

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