Carrot Cake

Name: Carrot Cake
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 5 ounces caster sugar; 4 fluid ounces oil; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 5 ounces self raising flour or 5 ounces ground almonds; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 4 ounces chopped walnuts; 8 ounces grated carrots; 2 ounces margarine; 4 ounces Philadelphia Cream Cheese; 8 ounces icing sugar; 3 drops vanilla essence

13 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

2 eggs
5 ounces caster sugar
4 fluid ounces oil
1 teaspoon cinnamon
5 ounces self raising flour or 5 ounces ground almonds
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
4 ounces chopped walnuts
8 ounces grated carrots
2 ounces margarine
4 ounces Philadelphia Cream Cheese
8 ounces icing sugar
3 drops vanilla essence

Directions

1

For the cake:.
2

Line an 8in square baking tin.
3

Beat eggs, oil, sugar and cinnamon.
4

Sift flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a separate bowl, and add to egg mixture.
5

Add nuts and carrots.
6

Bake at 350 deg F for 30-40 mins, until a skewer comes out clean.
7

Cool completely before icing.
8

For the topping:.
9

Cream the cheese and margarine.
10

Mix in icing sugar and vanilla essence.
11

Spread on cake.