Name: Carrot Cake
Ingredients: 175g wholemeal flour ( you could use self raising white ); 3 good tspns mixed spice; 1 tspn baking powder; 150 ml sunflower oil; Pinch salt; 100g dried fruit ( I used raisins ); 3 beaten eggs; 250g grated carrots ( no need to peel just wash them ); 175g brown sugar; 150g cream cheese; 4 tblspn icing sugar; A few walnut halves

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Yields1 Serving

175g wholemeal flour ( you could use self raising white )

3 good tspns mixed spice

1 tspn baking powder

150 ml sunflower oil

Pinch salt

100g dried fruit ( I used raisins )

3 beaten eggs

250g grated carrots ( no need to peel just wash them )

175g brown sugar

Topping ; ( optional )

150g cream cheese

4 tblspn icing sugar

A few walnut halves

Heat oven to 180C

Grease and line a 1lb loaf tin

Put the flour, baking powder , salt , spice into a bowl

Stir in the sugar ,carrots, eggs , fruit and oil and mix well

Pour mix into the prepared tin

Bake for about 45-60 mins or until firm to touch and a skewer comes out clean

Cool in tin for 15 minutes then finish cooling on a rack

To make topping ; mix the cream cheese and icing sugar until smooth

Spread on top of cake and decorate with the walnuts

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