Carrots give carrot cake a health-halo effect--people think it's health food, but it's usually very high in fat and calories. But our version has about 40 percent less calories and 50 percent less ...

You can freeze an un-iced carrot cake for up to 3 months, well-wrapped in clingfilm. Carrot cake is very forgiving. As an oil-based cake it's very easy to throw together without much advance warning.

Grease and line the base of a 20cm/8in springform cake tin with baking parchment ... oil and milk together and stir in the grated carrot. Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients, stirring ...