Pineapple Carrot Cake Breakfast Bread

Thanks for this delicious recipe Bronnagh, adapted from a Goodful video online

Ingredients: 1 ½ cups wholemeal flour; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 ½ tsp baking soda; 1 ½ tsp baking powder; 1 tblsp cinnamon; 1 tsp ground cardamon; 2 tsp ground ginger; ½ tsp ground cloves; ½ tsp salt; ½ quick oats (I used quinoa flakes); 3 large carrots; 1 425g can crushed pineapple (drained, reserve the juice); 3 large eggs; ¼ cup melted butter; 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Method:

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F.

Sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt. Add the quick oats and mix well.

Grate the carrots, stir in the drained crushed pineapple, add the whipped eggs, then the melted butter. Mix well and add to the dry ingredients. Stir together, adding in the (optional) walnuts.

Pour mixture into a greased loaf tin and bake for 1 hour.

Serve with topping – 1 cup plain Greek yoghurt mixed with 1 tblsp maple syrup and 2 tblsp of the reserved pineapple juice.

Happy Pineapples !!!

I recently celebrated a birthday for an undisclosed number of years!!!

Thanks very much to Amy Linsell for this lovely watercolour!!!

And thanks Colleen for this delicious and beautifully decorated carrot cake!!!

(I think I can see Max zoning in!!!) Anne

A perfect use of canned pineapple

My sister-in-law, Colleen, makes a totally delicious carrot cake. There are 6 !! displayed here at my brother, Richard's, birthday celebrations, Anne.

Colleen found the original recipe she has been using for many years in

Vogue Living Entertaining & Cooking Guide ’78, Australia

Carrot Cake

2 cups plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 ½ tsp soda; salt; 2 tsp cinnamon; 2 cups sugar; 1 ½ cups oil; 4 eggs; 2 cups grated carrot; 1 X 250g can crushed pineapple, drained; ½ cup chopped nuts

Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt & cinnamon. Add sugar, oil & eggs. Stir in carrot, pineapple & nuts. Put into greased & floured pan 45cmx23cm or 23cm round pan. Bake at 180°C 35-40 minutes.

Cream cheese icing: Combine 125g margarine, 250g cream cheese, 1 tsp vanilla. Add 500g icing sugar gradually, beating vigorously between additions.

Recommended without reservation!