Carrot Cake – The Great British Book of Baking

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups self raising flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg I used ground
• 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice ground
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 7/8 cups light brown muscovado sugar soft
• 1/2 Orange an unwaxed
• 3/4 cup walnut pieces
• 3 eggs medium free-range, beaten
• 5/8 cup sunflower oil
• 2 1/4 cups carrots grated, approx 3 medium carrots
• 7/8 cup full fat cream cheese
• 3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened, and it really does need to be soft
• 1 1/4 cups icing sugar sifted
• 1/2 Orange an unwaxed
• 2 teaspoons orange juice

Nutrition

• Calories : 1410 calories
• Carbohydrate : 158 grams
• Cholesterol : 240 milligrams
• Fat : 82 grams
• Fiber : 8 grams
• Protein : 19 grams
• SaturatedFat : 22 grams
• Sodium : 400 milligrams
• Sugar : 98 grams