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Carrot and Prune Cake

A moist and light cake and full of flavour.
Medium
Serves 10
85 mins including prep

INGREDIENTS

  • 95g self-raising flour
  • 95g plain flour
  • 1 tbsp mixed spice
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 95g Buchanans pecan nuts
  • 145g Buchanans pitted prunes
  • 95g Buchanans sultanas
  • 220g brown sugar
  • 300g sour cream
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 60mls vegetable oil
  • 350g grated carrots

METHOD

  • Grease a cake pan, line with greaseproof paper and grease the paper.
  • Add the flours, spice and bicarbonate of soda to a processor and to combine. Transfer mixture to a large bowl, leaving a tablespoonful of mixture in the processor.
  • Add the prunes and pecans to the processor, process until coarsely chopped, then stir into flour mixture along with sultanas.
  • Combine eggs, sugar, sour cream and oil in processor, process until combined, stir into flour mixture along with carrots.
  • Pour the mixture into the cake pan. Bake slowly at 150°C for about 75 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
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W G Buchanan & Son Ltd
  • 3 Sloefield Drive,
  • Trooperslane Industrial Estate,
  • Carrickfergus, County Antrim,
  • BT38 8GX

Telephone +44 (0) 28 9335 7810

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