Carrot cake is very forgiving ... gluten-free flour works well as a straight substitute for plain flour, and there is less noticeable graininess to the texture. If you are baking small cake ...

Because the carrot cake has been made using oil ... If you can't get a hold of wholemeal self-raising flour, you can use plain wholemeal flour and sift in 1½ tsp baking powder.

Carrot cake recipe Ingredients 250g plain flour 1.5 teaspoons baking soda Two teaspoons of baking powder One teaspoon salt Two teaspoons of ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 200g sugar ...