Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

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{has_more=true, offset=130, total=212, results=[{comment_text=so yum and easy, approved=true, hs_createdate=1702249870844, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175604852}, {comment_text=First time making a carrot cake and like everyone needed to cook it a wee bit longer, I also added 2 teaspoons of ground ginger and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, hubby said it was the best carrot cake he had ever had and requested one for is up and coming birthday. Yum yum., approved=true, user_name=Sue, hs_createdate=1702249870141, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175484500}, {comment_text=It was nice, I wanted to make a small cake so I used a 21cm~ round tin and filled it 3/4 of the way. I used the rest of the batter to make 12 tiny cupcakes. In hindsight, it would have been better to just make one large cake, but even though it rose a lot - it still looks fine. (The cupcakes were great testers too!) I found a different recipe online for cream cheese buttercream icing, it kind of flopped but still very yummy. My mama also made this recipe not too long ago and she used a large round cake tin, which also turned out fine. My only problem is that it takes FOREVER to cool. Overall, a good recipe & I would recommend it., approved=true, user_name=Ashley, hs_createdate=1702249869941, rating_new__1_5_=4, id=11175572794}, {comment_text=Great cake, very easy to make but when I took it out the over after 45 minutes it was not close to being finished. Baked for another 45 and turned out great!, approved=true, user_name=Tiana, hs_createdate=1702249869908, rating_new__1_5_=4, id=11175575948}, {comment_text=This is my first ever time making a carrot cake and this recipe is awesome! Straightforward to make, it came out perfectly! I baked mine for 50 mins in fan bake mode (160) in a 23cm square cake tin. It is so yummy and the cream cheese icing is too! :), approved=true, user_name=Shannon Macfarlane, hs_createdate=1702249869851, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175572791}, {comment_text=I hope to make this for our Garden Group. Can it be cooked in a square tin and how large? Could it serve more than 12 people? I'm trying to work out how many I'd need to make!CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, yes you could cook this in a square tin (20cm would be about right). We think you could stretch it to 16 serves, cutting 4 x 4 from the square cake, but they would be quite small pieces. Enjoy!, approved=true, user_name=Mary, hs_createdate=1702249869320, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175456909}, {comment_text=The carrot cake was simple easy fun and yummy!, approved=true, user_name=lucy, hs_createdate=1702249869295, rating_new__1_5_=5, id=11175475611}, {comment_text=I found the recipe easy to follow. But when checking the cake to see if it's done after 50mind (inserting knife to check no batter) knife came out clean.. But once removed from the oven to start the cooling the cake sank to half the height.. and feels very dense.. guess the true test will be once it's eaten.. will try again, approved=true, user_name=Leash Unleash, hs_createdate=1702249869256, rating_new__1_5_=3, id=11175651329}, {comment_text=A lovely carrot cake in almost every way, except for a couple of small things, could need more spice, and that cream cheese icing was a bit sweet so much so I had to add more cream cheese.Then there is one large problem Ie: the cook time. The cook time is up the wazoo. My new smeg oven is in perfect working order. Recipe states a cook time of 45min for a whole cake. I checked mine at 30mins and I was still wobbly under the slightly cooked crust. I cooked another 15mins still WOBBLY in the middle. An inexperienced baker would possibly take the time as gospel. My cake needed another 25 mins to cook. That's making a huge margin of error I feel. I cooked my cake after 45mins at 4min intervals till done, I had to resist the temptation to fan assist, or up the temp a bit, so yes it really was a very time consuming exercise, so feel that others need to read this and be prepared to stand by the oven till it's cooked. For that reason I give it a 2 as it's essential that time is correct, not a huge difference from what's stated. I see upon reading other reviews this is an ongoing issue by a few people. Come on guys DO BETTER., approved=true, user_name=Jac from Rangiora, hs_createdate=1702249869148, rating_new__1_5_=2, id=11175575937}, {comment_text=I don't know what happened but my cake took two hours to cook! It was burnt all around it and the middle was just cooked. I followed every step exactly.CHELSEA: Hi there, this sounds like it might be an oven issue. We recommend using a thermometer to check the actual temperature of your oven against the temperature you have selected. Also, make sure that you preheat the oven before putting the cake in, and cook the cake in the middle of the oven. It pays to check you have used the correct setting too - I once accidentally cooked a cake on the grill setting and got the same results as you are describing! Hope you have more success next time!, approved=true, user_name=Kat, hs_createdate=1702249867864, rating_new__1_5_=1, id=11175442591}]}