When baking a large, single layer carrot cake the temperature should be relatively low, but if the top of the cake begins to darken alarmingly, do cover it with foil during the last 20-30 minutes ...
Beat in eggs one at a time. Reduce mixer speed to low ... water until smooth and drizzle over as a glaze. If making the layer cake, divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
Recipes for larger layer cakes mix and bake one layer at a time, so you can mix a manageable amount of batter and re-use a single large tin. The recipe uses UK medium eggs (approx 60g/2¼oz).
Try our spiced sweet-potato cake with meringue frosting. In this one-layer cake, sweet potatoes are gussied up with pumpkin-pie spice, that beloved blend of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger ...