Ingredients
- 80g unsalted butter, softened
- 80g soft brown sugar
- 30g honey
- A pinch of cinnamon
- 1 carrot, grated, no need to peel
- 1 courgette, grated, no need to peel
- 1 apple, grated, no need to peel
- 4 egg yolks (or 2 whole eggs)
- 2 tbsp of crème fraiche or plain yogurt
- 200g self-raising flour
- A pinch of salt
For the icing:
- 150g icing sugar
- A few teaspoons of lemon juice
If running low on supplies, dust with icing sugar instead.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
- Cream together the butter, sugar, honey and cinnamon.
- Add the egg yolks and creme fraiche and cream together.
- Gently mix in the flour and salt and then the grated carrot, apple and courgette.
- Scrape into a lined loaf tin.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes.
- Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl and then stir in the juice a little at a time until smooth enough to spread, but not too runny!
- Spread on top of the cake once it has cooled a little.