Carrot Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups grated carrots
• 2 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup pecan nuts, roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°f.
• 2 beat the eggs and slowly add the sugar, beating continuously.
• 3 stir in the oil and then the carrots.
• 4 sieve together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• 5 add the flour mixture to the carrot mixture.
• 6 add the pecan nuts and mix well.
• 7 place mixture in a greased baking tin (23 cm diameter) and bake for 60-70 minutes or until done.
• 8 allow to cool for a few minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
• 9 meanwhile, mix the icing sugar with the lemon juice and 1/4 cup coconut.
• 10 spread the mixture over the cooled carrot cake.
• 11 roast the remaining coconut for a few minutes in the oven until slightly coloured.
• 12 sprinkle over cake.
• 13 enjoy.