Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• • 300g plain flour
• • 2 tsp baking powder
• • 1 tsp baking soda
• • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• • 1/2 tsp salt
• • 4 eggs
• • 300g sugar
• • 250ml vegetable oil
• • 400g carrot, grated
• • 100g walnuts, chopped
• • 250g cream cheese, softened
• • 100g butter, softened
• • 300g icing sugar

Method

1. Heat oven to 180°C and grease two 20cm round cake tins.
2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together.
3. Beat the eggs, sugar and oil together, then fold in the dry ingredients.
4. Fold through the grated carrot and walnuts.
5. Divide between the tins and bake for 35-40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Cool completely.
6. Beat the cream cheese, butter and icing sugar until smooth, then use to sandwich and cover the cooled cakes.