- prep: 30 min
- cook: 30 min
- total: 1 hr
Ingredients
- 2 cups (10 oz, 285 g) all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (5 oz, 142 g) currants
- 1.25 cups (9 oz, 300 ml) vegetable oil
- 1 cup (8 oz, 225 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed (8 oz, 225 g) brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 pound (454 g) carrots, ground in a food processor until the bits are very small, but not quite a puree, see photos.
- 1 cup (4 oz, 112 g) walnuts (optional) ground to small pieces (see photos)
- 1 recipe Better Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 cup (4 oz, 112g) ground toasted walnuts for decorating (optional)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 10 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 0 g 0.11%
- Saturated Fat: 0 g 0.16%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 312 mg 12.99%
- Calcium: 22 mg 2.21%
- Potassium: 24 mg 0.69%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 0.57%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 1 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 1.16%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 0.03%
- Vitamin C 0.03%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq