Meal Time With Movie Junkie - Carrot Cake

Join me for a quiet morning in the kitchen as I knock up a carrot cake

Ingredients:
315g Plain Flour
190g Brown Sugar
100g Caster Sugar
1 Tsp Baking Powder
1/2 Tsp Bicarbonate Soda
1 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
1/4 Tsp Nutmeg
240ml Vegetable Oil
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
3 Eggs
180ml Milk
200g Carrots (grated)
110g Walnuts (chopped/crushed)

Frosting:
500g Cream Cheese
310g Icing Sugar
2 Tbsp Maple Syrup
55g Walnuts (chopped/crushed)

Method:
Pre-heat oven to gas 4 & line 2 deep 8 inch tins.

In a mixing bowl add the flour, sugars, baking powder, bicarb, cinnamon, & nutmeg and mix well.

In a separate bowl whisk together the oil, vanilla, eggs, milk and whisk then add to the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl along with the carrot and nuts and mix very well.

Divide among the two tins and put in the oven for 40-50 mins, check them around 40 mins with a toothpick, if it comes out clean you're good. I usually leave them in a little longer as they're quite wet sponges.

For the frosting add the cream cheese to a bowl, mix it a bit, then slowly seive in the icing sugar, add 1/4 of the nuts then the maple syrup and mix well.

Once the sponges have completely cooled add 1/3 (or as much as you want) to the bottom sponge, then add the top layer, then spread the remainder over the top. If you have excess you can put it around the edges. After sprinkle the rest of the nuts on top, chill in the fridge or dig in straight away.


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