CARROT CAKE

sarahlholmes76
3 hours ago
1 min read

Who can resist the temptation of a slice of delicious carrot cake? Certainly not me! This recipe is so easy to throw together and is made in one bowl. A great morning tea treat. Extras you may like to add are 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and/or sultanas.

Ingredients:

Cake

4 eggs

1 cup white sugar

3/4 cup canola, grapeseed or vegetable oil

3 cups grated carrot

2 cups self-raising flour

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp salt

Icing

125g (4.4oz) cream cheese, at room temperature

30g (1oz) butter, softened

1 1/2 cups icing sugar

juice of 1/2 lemon

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease and line a 23cm (9 inch) cake tin.
Mix the eggs, sugar and oil in a large bowl until well combined.
Add the grated carrots and stir through.
Sift in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, and mix until just combined.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack, then ice.
To make the icing, mix all the icing ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Spread evenly over the cake.