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Marie Hodges

Carrot Ginger Cake

Marvellous carrot cake with a bit of zing.
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Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

Instructions for the cake
    2. Sift flour, soda and spices into bowl.
  3. Stir in sugar, carrot, sultanas, nuts and ginger.
  5. Stir in combined oil and eggs.
  7. Mix well.
  9. Pour into 8" cake pan.
  11. Bake in moderate slow oven (150 - 160ยบ C) for approximately 1 hour.
  13. Stand 5 mins.
    15. Instructions for the icing
      2. Warm cream cheese slightly in the microwave to soften the cream cheese
    3. Add sifted icing sugar until it tastes right
    5. Spread icing over cake
      7. Optional topping
        2. Spread walnuts over top of icing if you're using them
      3. Happy cooking