Carrot & Date Loaf Cake

Good Evans Kitchen

Find a book, grab a cuppa, and snuggle up under a blanket with this delicious and moorish Carrot & Date Loaf Cake from Good Evans Kitchen – the perfect way to find an Autumn pause this November. Use in-season carrots or swap-out for pumpkin.

Ingredients

150g dates pitted & chopped

150ml olive oil

150g soft brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp cinnamon or mixed spice

2 carrots grated

200g self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

Method

  1. Add dry ingredients, including carrots and dates to the mixing bowl
  2. Add the oil, vanilla and eggs to a jug and whisk
  3. Mix the wet ingredients with the dry to make a batter
  4. Tip into a lined loaf tin and bake at 175 degrees for 40 minutes
  5. Allow to cool in tin