Cookidoo Recipe

Ingredients

Cake

sunflower oil, for greasing

60g walnuts

300 g carrots, peeled and cut in pieces (3 cm)

3 large eggs (4 free range)

350 g brown sugar

50 g sour cream or 50 g crème fraîche

160 g sunflower oil

250 g wholemeal flour

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

½ tsp ground nutmeg

2 tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp fine sea salt


Cream cheese icing

1 Tbsp granulated sugar

1 orange, thin peelings of skin only

300 g cream cheese

15 - 30 g honey 


  • Preheat Oven to 160c. 
  • Chop nuts if required smaller by placing in TM bowl and chop for 1 second on speed 4. set aside
  • Place carrots into bowl and grate for 4 seconds on speed 7. set aside
  • Put oil, eggs, sugar into TM bowl. 
  • Mix 5 seconds on speed 7.
  • Add flours, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and spices. 
  • Mix for 5 seconds on speed 5.
  • Add nuts, carrots, raisins and mix for 5-10 seconds on Counter-clockwise operation and speed 2 to blend. 
  • Check to see all are incorporated. 
  • If not use spatula to incorporate.
  • Turn into prepared tins and bake for 45mins  to 1 hour until the skewer comes out clean.

Icing

To make icing place orange rind with icing sugar into TM bowl and mix speed 9 for 20 seconds.Add cream cheese and mix speed 9 for 15-20 seconds until smooth, one can add some milk if icing needs to be thinner.

Trial

1️⃣ 7 Apr 2023

  • 300 g carrots = £0.02/100g = £0.06

  • 3 large eggs = £3.2/12 units = £0.8

  • 350 g brown sugar =

    • Granulated sugar: £1/ 1kg ➡️ 350g = £0.35
  • 50 g sour cream or 50 g crème fraîche  ➡️ £1.8/300ml = £1.8
  • 160 g sunflower oil = ~£0.17/100ml = £0.272
  • 250 g wholemeal flour
    • Plain White Flour: £1/1.5kg ➡️ 250g = £0.17
  • Cake only total: £1.652 + sour cream = £3.452

  • 1 orange = £0.45

  • 300 g cream cheese = £2.45 x 2 = £4.9

  • Cream only total: £5.35

  • Grand total: £8.80