Sweet & Simple Bakes Monthly Round-Up ~ Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

It happens to be our Fifteenth Baking Challenge here at Sweet and Simple Bakes and what a great success it has been once again! We have many spectacular entries of Carrot Cakes to view in our round-up this month and to tickle all your taste buds!

We have beautiful moulded carrots, sprinkles, sugar flowers, nuts, M & M’s adoring the tops of individual cakes, also stunning shapes in a sunflower, a heart and little Whoopie Pies not forgetting all those gorgeous loaf cakes – WOW - what an array of divine cakes and such a magnificent feast for our eyes!!!

*We would like to give a huge round of applause to K.J’s little daughter @ Cooking The Books who baked and decorated the heart shaped carrot cake- bravo, we bow down to you!! We have one little star baker here at S&SB!!*

We would like to thank all our S&SB bakers for your continual support each month, and you are what makes S&SB the success it is today and hopefully continues to be in the future.

We would also like to send a very warm welcome to new bakers who have joined us this month. I hope you enjoyed your first bake with us and continue to bake along with us :0)

*If there are any late entries, I will endeavour to add you to the round up as soon as possible.*

Edit: we have one extra entry below by Wonk

Wonk @ The Land of Wonk

Edith @ Precious Moments

Rekha @ PLANTAINLEAF(ANDHRA RECIPES)


Jaya @ Jayaspace


Helen @ Half a pot of cream


Pari @ Foodelicious


Shri @ Tastytouch

Natalie @ Snooky doodle cakes

Tamil @ Sweet

The Girl @ Living With A Boy

Divya @ Dil Se..

Kelly-Jane & Daughter @ Cooking The Books

Lucie @ Cooking At Marystow

Maria @ The Goddess’s Kitchen

Chaya @ Chaya's Comfy Cook Blog

Dips @ Centaur Cooks

Lynn @ Bites and Pieces

Rosie @ Baking Cakes Galore

Joanne @ Apple Crumbles

A huge round of applause please for all our Sweet & Simple bakers this month.

*Could we please ask that we all take time to visit each other’s blogs and leave feedback – thank you.*

Rosie & Maria xx

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot cake has to be one the best classical cakes around, and I have never found anyone yet who refuses a slice. The use of carrots have been included in many sweet recipes in Britain since medieval times. There are many recipes for carrot cake but for me this has to be one of my family favourites! You could exchange the sultanas for raisins and walnuts for pecan nuts it really is a forgiving cake that does not mind a few little tweaks here and there.

The wet ingredients added to the dry ingredients and mixed together in this bake makes for yet another sweet and simple bake. The cream cheese frosting finishes off the cake a treat. However, the frosting maybe omitted if you so wish and served plain. I have seen little fondant carrots adorn tops of cakes and they do look fantastic or for simplicity a few sprinkles of choice or walnut halves, work just as well for me.

The recipe can be found here.

Please Note: - The posting date for Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting on your Blog is 1st August 09. Please ensure you send in your email to us to make certain you are listed in the round up.

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We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s entry here at S&SB!

Happy Carrot Cake Baking!

Rosie x