1 ¼ cups plain flour

½ cup self-raising flour

1 tsp bi-carbonate of soda

1 tsp mixed spice

½ tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup packed brown sugar

¾ cup chopped walnuts

3 eggs, lightly beaten

2 cups finely grated carrot

1 cup mashed banana

1 cup vegetable oil

For icing:

125 g cream cheese

60 g butter, softened

1 ½ tsp cinnamon

1 ½ cups icing sugar, sifted

1

Pre-heat oven to 160°C. Grease a 24 cm spring-form pan and line base with baking paper.

2

Sift dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and stir until combined.

3

Pour into prepared tin and bake for about 75 minutes. Stand 5 minutes and turn onto wire rack to cool.

4

Beat softened cheese, butter and cinnamon in a small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy.

5

Gradually beat in icing sugar until combined. Spread onto cooled cake.

Serving size: Entire recipe (1968 grams).

Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.