How To Make Easy Moist Carrot Cakes - Carrot And Walnut Cake recipe

2

medium

carrots; grated

½

cup

chopped walnuts; optional

2

eggs

1

cup

caster sugar

½

cup

oil

½

tsp

vanilla

1

cup

plain flour

1

tsp

bi-carbonate of soda

½

tsp

mixed spice

For frosting:

1 ½

Tbs

softened butter

3

Tbs

cream cheese

1

tsp

grated lemon rind

1 ½

cups

sifted icing sugar

1

Preheat oven to 180°C.

2

Place all the ingredients apart from the carrots and the walnuts in a bowl. Beat on low speed until smooth. Stir in carrots and walnuts and mix well.

3

Pour mixture into well greased 20 cm ring tin. Bake at 180°C for approximately 45 minutes.

4

When cold; spread with frosting.

For frosting:

1

Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Beat in lemon rind and icing sugar.