Carrot Ginger Cake

Marie made this for dessert in Auckland once. I like carrot cake but this was great. The recipe is for an 8″ (20cm) tin, but for a 10″ (25cm) tin you just need to double the recipe. 

Carrot Ginger Cake

Marie Hodges
Marvellous carrot cake with a bit of zing.

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for the cake

  • 1 cup self raising flour
  • 1 tsp bicarb of soda
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 1/2 cups grated carrot
  • 1/2 cup sultanas
  • 1/2 cup glace ginger chopped
  • 2/3 cup oil
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten

Ingredients for the icing

  • 250 g tub of cream cheese
  • Icing sugar Marie says she just guesses

Optional topping

  • 1/2 cup walnuts chopped

Instructions
 

Instructions for the cake

    1. Sift flour, soda and spices into bowl.
  • Stir in sugar, carrot, sultanas, nuts and ginger.
  • Stir in combined oil and eggs.
  • Mix well.
  • Pour into 8" cake pan.
  • Bake in moderate slow oven (150 - 160º C) for approximately 1 hour.
  • Stand 5 mins.
  • Instructions for the icing

  • Add sifted icing sugar until it tastes right
  • Spread icing over cake
  • Optional topping

  • Happy cooking
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