Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 100 g Walnuts
• 3 Carrots
• 200 ml Butter
• 240 g Caster Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 210 g Wheat Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Bicarbonate
• ½ tsp Salt

Topping

• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 150 g Cream Cheese
• 60 g Icing Sugar
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice
• 50 g Chopped Walnuts

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 175 °C. Cut the baking paper into a square shape, about 20 x 20 cm.

Step 2

Chop the walnuts. Peel and grate the carrots. Whisk together butter and sugar.

Step 3

Stir in the eggs one at a time. Mix the nuts and the grated carrots into the mixture.

Step 4

Mix flour, baking powder, bicarbonate, salt and cinnamon. Fold in the ingredients into the mixture.

Step 5

Pour the mixture into the tin and bake in the middle of the oven for about 50 minutes. Let the cake cool.

Step 6

Whisk together cream cheese, icing sugar and lemon juice. Spread the toppings on the cake and sprinkle with the walnuts.