Carrot Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 ounces light brown sugar
• 6 fluid ounces sunflower oil
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 5 ounces carrots, grated
• 4 ounces raisins (optional)
• 1 orange, zest of, grated
• 6 ounces self-rising flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh nutmeg, grated
• 6 ounces icing sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 180 degrees celsius, gas 4.
• 2 oil a 9 x 13 baking tin.
• 3 mix the sugar, oil and eggs lightly.
• 4 stir in the carrots, (i use shredded instead of grated), raisins and zest of orange.
• 5 stir in flour and bicarbonate of soda.
• 6 add cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 7 pour into tin.
• 8 bake 40 to 45 minutes in middle of the oven.
• 9 when cooled, mix icing sugar and orange juice into a thick paste and coat cake.