Posted By : I am Fresh

16 Feb, 2022 11:39 AM

Cooking Time : 90 Minute

Ingredients

• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 cups grated carrot (see note)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten

Cream cheese frosting

• 125g cream cheese, softened

• 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind

• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar mixture

• Walnuts, to decorate

Instructions

• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease a 6cm-deep, 19cm square cake pan. Line base and sides with baking paper.

• Step 2

  Sift flour spice and cinnamon into a bowl. Add sugar, carrot, chopped walnuts, oil, and eggs. Stir to combine. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean (cover loosely with foil if over-browning). Stand in pan for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

• Step 3

  Make the frosting: Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and lemon rind until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar until smooth. Spread frosting over cake. Decorate with walnuts. Serve.