Ingredients
85g apple, peeled, cored and grated
3 carrots, grated
100g raisins
1 orange, zest (for the icing) and juice
200g dark brown sugar
300g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
175ml sunflower oil
150g ricotta cheese
3 eggs, beaten
For the Icing:
250g cream cheese
600g icing sugar
orange zest
Walnut pieces for decoration
Suitable for:
The Method
Select the SAUTE function and press START, then add the apple, carrot, raisins and orange juice. Stir regularly for 3~ minutes until the fruit begins to soften, then press CANCEL. Tip in to a mixing bowl and set aside to cool, then rinse and dry the inner pot.
In another mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients apart from the walnuts, and stir to combine.
In another mixing bowl, add the oil, eggs and ricotta and beat with a whisk to combine.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry, along with the cooled fruit and stir to combine, then stir in the walnuts.
Use some oil to grease the inner pot and add the cake mixture. Close the lid and select the BAKE function, then adjust the time to 50 minutes and press START.
When the program has finished, leave the lid closed for a further 10 minutes before opening.
Open the lid and allow the cake to cool for a further 15 minutes.
Carefully remove the inner pot and tip the cake out on to a cooling rack.
While the cake cools, add the cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and orange zest in a bowl. Mix the ingredients together and when the cake has cooled spread on to the top of the cake.
Decorate the cake by sprinkling with walnut halves before serving.