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CARROT & GINGER CAKE

 

1 cup Self-Raising Flour 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cloves
1 cup Brown sugar 11/2 cups finely Grated Carrot
1/2 cup Sultanas 1/2 cup finely chopped Glaze Ginger
1/2 cup chopped Walnuts 2/3 cup Oil
2 Eggs, lightly beated
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
60g packaged Cream Cheese, softened 30g Soft Butter
1 teaspoon grated Lemon Rind 1 1/2 cups Icing Sugar

 

 

1. Grease 14cm x 25cm loaf tin, line base with oil-proof paper and grease the paper.

2. Sift flour, soda and spices into bowl, stir in sugar, sultanas, giner and nuts.

3. Squeeze liquid out of the carrot, add into the mixture.

4. Stir in combined oil and eggs.

5. Beat on medium speed with electric mixter for 5 minutes.

6. Pour into prepared tin, bake in moderately slow oven (150C) for about 1 hr or until cooked.

7. Stand for 5 minutes and then cool on a wire rack. When cold, spread with frosting.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

Beating cream cheese, butter and lemon rind in small bowl with electric mixter until smooth, gradually beat in icing sugar.