Carrot Cake
Ingredients
- 175g Light Muscavado Sugar
- 175ml Sunflower Oil
- 3 lge Eggs lightly beaten
- 140g Grated Carrots
- 100g Raisins
- 100g Walnuts
- Grated zest of 1 Orange
- 175g Self Raising Flour
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- 2 tsp Mixed Spice
Topping
- 200g Philadelphia
- 50g Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
- Orange Juice to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180.
Oil & line the sides the of a 18cm tin.
Tip sugar into mixing bowl, add oil, eggs & lightly mix with a wooden spoon, stir in grated carrot, raisins, walnuts & orange rind. Mix flour, bicarb & spice & sift into sugar mix, lightly mix all ingredients & pour into prepared tin, bake for 45 mins.
Check cake is cooked by inserting a metal skewer through middle (it should come out clean) turn out from tin & remove paper, leave to cool. Beat all frosting ingredients together & spread over cooled cake.
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