Carrot Cake With Orange Frosting

Ingredients:

175g Light Muscavado Sugar

175ml Sunflower Oil

3 eggs

150g Grated Carrots

150g Sultanas

Grated zest of 1 Orange

175g Self Raising Flour

1 tsp Bicarbonate Of Soda

1 tsp Grated Nutmeg

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Icing:

175g Icing Sugar

1-2 tbs Orange Juice

Method:

Line a square cake tin, and preheat oven to 180C.

Tip sugar into a large mixing bowl. Pour in the oil, and add the eggs. Stir in the grated carrot, sultanas and orange zest.

Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda and spices, then sift into the mixing bowl.

Lightly mix the ingredients. The consistency will be fairly soft and runny.

Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for approx 40 mins until the cake feels firm to the touch when pressed in the centre. Cool on a wire rack.

For the icing, sieve the icing sugar into a bowl, add enough orange juice to mix into a smooth frosting. Pour over top of cake and spread evenly with a knife.

Rating: 9/10