This is a great carrot cake recipe that is easy to make and has always gone down well when I’ve made it.
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Ingredients
Serves 12
250g self raising flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
100g caster sugar
350ml vegetable oil
4 eggs
350g grated carrots
120g chopped walnuts
100g raisins
Cream Cheese icing
250g self raising flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
100g caster sugar
350ml vegetable oil
4 eggs
350g grated carrots
120g chopped walnuts
100g raisins
220g cream cheese
110g margarine softened
450g icing sugar
120g chopped walnuts
1teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
STEP 1
Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease two 23cm round cake tins.
STEP 2
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon, and sugar. Add the oil and eggs, mix until blended, then stir in the raisins, carrots and nuts. Divide the cake mixture evenly between the two prepared tins.
STEP 3
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven. A skewer inserted into the cake should come out clean. Cool cakes on wire racks before removing from tins.
STEP 4
To make the icing: In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese, add the sugar and cream well. Stir in the nuts and vanilla. Use to fill and ice the cooled cake layers.