Sunday 1 January 2012

Carrot cake with lime drizzle

As its the start of the year I am posting this recipe. Over the years I have made this cake with cream cheese icing, this gives you a much lighter fresher finish.

Caster sugar 1 cup
Eggs 3
Sunflower oil 150 mls
Plain flour 1 cup
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarb soda
Pinch of malden salt
1 tsp ground ginger
2 medium carrots grated
1/4 cup of fruit soaked in earl grey tea for 20 mins and drain
1/2 cup icing sugar
Juice of 2 limes

Pre heat oven to 160 oC
Line and grease a 23 cm spring for cake tin

Beat the sugar and sunflower oil together for 1 min then add the eggs and beat for a futher 2 mins until light and fluffy.
Add the flour and other dry ingredients, mix for a minute then fold in the grated carrot and fruit.
Transfer into cake tin and bake in oven for 35 to 40 mins.
When cake is cooling make a lime drizzle by wisking lime and sugar together. Drizzle over cake slice and enjoy.


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