NADIYA HUSSAIN CARROT CAKE RECIPE RECIPES

Begin by making the jam. Put a medium saucepan on a medium heat. Add the oil and as soon the oil is hot, add the garlic, onion and chilli flakes. Cook until the onion is tender.

Add the bacon and cook for a few minutes. Stir the instant coffee into the hot water along with the sugar. Add to the bacon and onion. Now add the vinegar and maple syrup and turn the heat to high. Once it boils, turn the heat down and leave to cook gently on a low to medium heat for at least an hour, until all the liquid has reduced and it takes on a sticky jam texture. I like to leave the jam bitty, but if you prefer it smooth you can blitz it in a blender. Set aside.

Now make the simple burgers. Put the beef mince into a bowl and add the onion salt, pepper and garlic. Get your hands in there and mix until everything is well combined. Divide the mixture into 5 equal amounts, about 200g each. Squash them into patties, making sure they are not thick in the centre.

Place a large non-stick frying pan on a high heat. Add the oil, then gently place the patties in the pan. Fry for 5 minutes on one side, then flip them over and fry for 5 minutes on the other side. Place a slice of the cheese on each patty and just give it a few minutes to melt. Once the patties are cooked, put them on a tray.

Split your brioche buns and toast both sides. Once they are toasted, place a lettuce leaf and a patty on one half of the brioche, cheese side up, and smother the bacon jam over the top. Using the same pan, add a little extra oil and whack the heat up. Fry the eggs until crispy around the edges – I like to keep my yolk runny, but if you don’t, cook until the yolks are firm.

Lay a fried egg on top of each cheese-topped patty. Put the other half of the brioche on top, and enjoy.

Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/Gas 4. Grease two loose-bottomed 20cm (8in) sandwich cake tins and base line with non-stick baking paper.

Measure the flour, sugar and baking powder into a large bowl.

Beat the eggs in a separate bowl, then add the oil, carrot, mashed banana and courgettes to the eggs and stir. Add these wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk together using an electric whisk until combined.

Divide the mixture between the two tins and bake in the oven for 25–30 minutes, or until well risen and lightly golden.

Leave to cool in the tins for 10 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely. The cakes will shrink back a little when cooling.

To make the icing, place the butter and cream cheese in a large bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until combined. Add the vanilla and half the icing sugar and whisk again until combined. Add the remaining icing sugar and whisk until light and fluffy.

Spread half the icing over one cake. Sandwich the cakes together, then spread the remaining icing on the top and swirl. Arrange the slices of banana in a spiral pattern.

Cut into slices to serve.

Mary’s tips:

Can be made a day ahead and iced on the day of serving.

Un-iced cakes can be frozen.

Begin by making the jam. Put a medium saucepan on a medium heat. Add the oil and as soon the oil is hot, add the garlic, onion and chilli flakes. Cook until the onion is tender.

Add the bacon and cook for a few minutes. Stir the instant coffee into the hot water along with the sugar. Add to the bacon and onion. Now add the vinegar and maple syrup and turn the heat to high. Once it boils, turn the heat down and leave to cook gently on a low to medium heat for at least an hour, until all the liquid has reduced and it takes on a sticky jam texture. I like to leave the jam bitty, but if you prefer it smooth you can blitz it in a blender. Set aside.

Now make the simple burgers. Put the beef mince into a bowl and add the onion salt, pepper and garlic. Get your hands in there and mix until everything is well combined. Divide the mixture into 5 equal amounts, about 200g each. Squash them into patties, making sure they are not thick in the centre.

Place a large non-stick frying pan on a high heat. Add the oil, then gently place the patties in the pan. Fry for 5 minutes on one side, then flip them over and fry for 5 minutes on the other side. Place a slice of the cheese on each patty and just give it a few minutes to melt. Once the patties are cooked, put them on a tray.

Split your brioche buns and toast both sides. Once they are toasted, place a lettuce leaf and a patty on one half of the brioche, cheese side up, and smother the bacon jam over the top. Using the same pan, add a little extra oil and whack the heat up. Fry the eggs until crispy around the edges – I like to keep my yolk runny, but if you don’t, cook until the yolks are firm.

Lay a fried egg on top of each cheese-topped patty. Put the other half of the brioche on top, and enjoy.