Ingredients serve 6.

butter for greasing

100gr self raising flour

pinch of salt

125gr light ground nutmeg

5 tablespoon sunflower oil

125carrots grated

12 chopped toasted mixed nuts

Frosting

40gr butter softened

3 tablespoon cream cream cheese

175gr icing sugar

1 tablespoon orange fresh juice

Grated rind of 1/2 orange

Walnut halves to pieces to decorate

Method

Preheat the oven / gas mark 4. Greese on 18cm square cake tin and line with baking paper .

Sift the flour , mixed spice and nutmeg into the bowl . put in the brown sugar then stir in the eggs and oil . Addthe carrots , banana and nuts and mix well together .

Spoon the mixture in the prepared tin. Bakein a preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until risen . Golden and sprinkle to the touch . Leaveto cool slightly . then transfer to a a wire rack to cool completely .

To make the frosting put the cream cheese , icing sugar and orange juice and rind into a bowl and mix together until creamy . spread the frosting over the top of the cake, then use a fork to make the lines in the front of the cake . scatter over the walnuts and cut the cake into 6 pieces

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