I wanted to make a cake to take to my toddler group today, so I had a root around in my kitchen to see what I could find. Looking through my cookbooks I found a recipe for a lovely Raspberry, Lemon and Yogurt Tea Loaf from the Yeo Valley cookbook which I did not make when I was asked to review the book as another blogging friend beat me to it (see here). So as I bought some of their limited edition Orange, Carrot and Mango yogurt earlier this week, I thought I would try making my own version with carrots instead of raspberries. I also decided to make an addition by adding a glaze made using the same yogurt and some icing sugar. Yum!
- 250g self raising flour
- 115g unsalted butter at room temp
- 200g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 100g yogurt - I used the Yeo Valley Orange, Carrot & Mango
- 25g chopped almonds (or you could use raisins or even pineapple or mango if you have a nut allergy)
- 200g carrots peeled and finely grated
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- Icing
- 2 tbsp of the orange, carrot & mango yogurt (or just use an orange yogurt)
- 4 tbsp icing sugar approx
- pre heat the oven to 180oC / 160 oC (fan)
- grease and line a 1lb loaf tin
- cream together the butter and sugar for about 5 minites until pale and creamy
- add the eggs and a spoonful of the flour and beat the mixture for a couple of minutes
- Add the remaining flour, the spices and the yogurt and mix until combined - being careful not to over do it
- Then lightly fold in the carrot and almonds (or other ingredient if nut allergy)
- Pour into the loaf tin and smooth over the top
- Cook for about 45 - 50 minutes until risen, golden and cooked right through
- Allow to cool and then remove from the tin and place on a wire rack
- Once cooled completely make your icing by mixing the yogurt and icing sugar to make a thick consistency - you may need to add more icing sugar if not thick enough
- Then pour over the top of the cooled cake
- Enjoy with a hot cup of tea
It is a delicious cake with a slight nutty texture from the almonds and the spices are subtle (so feel free to add more if you so wish) and the little flecks of the orange carrot make it look very pretty and certainly allured mums at the play group this morning to try some! It is definately a good idea to add the yogurt icing glaze as this added a nice hit of tangy and sweetness to each slice.
This is a great cake and it rose beautifully too. I will be trying it with different flavours soon!
I am linking this up to a great linky to encourage us to try new recipes each week
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Yeo Valley have not asked me to review their yogurt but it is delicious and so is the loaf based on their tea loaf cake recipe
Sounds good! I’m not usually a fan of carrot cake, but this one sounds good and love the idea of the yoghurt frosting! Will have to give it go – I’m thinking on a lemon drizzle cake!
that looks lovely, I bet it’s nice & moist too!
great photos and this sounds really good. Well done you for re-working the original. I have a pot of this yoghurt and I’m really going organise myself to try this.
Looks delicious. Wish we could eat yoghurt (dairy, soya, wheat and gluten free here) because I just cannot find a suitable substitute for it. Non dairy versions are too sweet!
I love the flavour combination, your cake looks really yummy too.
I love carrot cake! It has to be my favourite and I love the sound of almonds with it! I will have to have a go! #52CookBooks xx
Love this recipe. I would really like to try it. However I don’t know how to use the gram measurements. Is there the standard measurements for this delicious carrot cake???
This really looks amazing. I usually make virtuous banana and linseed or oat and courgette LOL but this looks moist and tasty and healthy too. I have homemade natural yoghurt so will try. Thank you lovely.
H x
Oh goodness, this is so exactly my sort of cake. I’m now doing my best to surpress a proposal of marriage *faints* Thanks for linking up with #recipeoftheweek. I’ve pinned and tweeted this post too 🙂