Mary Berry ensures you can have all the same flavours of carrot cake in a respectable muffin ... about 20 minutes until golden-brown. Check the muffins are cooked by gently pressing the centre ...

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.

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