erves x 8
Cook and prep time 45 mins
Ingredients:
Cake-
· 1 x cup of self-raising flour
· 1 x cup of ground almonds
· 1 x tsp baking powder
· 1 x cup vegetable oil
· 4 x carrots, washed and grated
· ½ cup brown sugar
· 2 x eggs
· 1 x tsp almond essence
· Pinch of salt
Frosting-
· 1 x cup icing sugar
· 200g cream cheese
· 1 x tsp vanilla essence
· Any kind of topping you like (raspberries, flaked almonds or walnuts go especially well)
Method:
Cake-
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a baking tin.
2. In a bowl whisk the eggs, sugar, almond essence, and salt with a whisker.
3. Next add the vegetable oil and baking powder, mix until blended.
4. Using a wooden spoon stir in the flour and ground almonds.
5. Lastly, slowly add the grated carrots and stir until combined.
6. Pour the mixture into the baking tin and bake for 35-45 mins.
Frosting-
7. For the frosting, throw the cream cheese in a bowl and stir with the vanilla essence until mixed.
8. Carefully add the icing sugar in additions, mixing in between additions.
Cake-
9. Once the cake is cooked and cooled, spread over the cream cheese and add your toppings.
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