Elena's Carrot Cake Recipe

Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

250g – 300g Carrots

A handful of Walnuts/Raisins (Optional)

Ingredients A:

150g Self-Raising Flour

75g Plain Flour

1tsp Bicarbonate Soda

½ tsp Ground Cinnamon

Ingredients B:

185ml Oil

80g – 100g Brown Sugar

80g Golden/Maple/Caramel Syrup

3 Eggs

1tsp Vanilla

Instructions:

1.       Peel & grate the carrots

2.       Sift all ingredients A together and set aside.

3.       Mix ingredients B (brown sugar, oil, golden syrup, eggs & vanilla) in a separate bowl until combined.

4.       Mix in carrots and the rest of the dry ingredients

5.       Bake for 1 hour. Set aside for 5minutes before turning out onto wire rack.

For the Cream Cheese (Lemon)

Ingredients:

250g Cream Cheese

30g – 40g Butter

40g Icing Sugar

1 Lemon Zest (Whole)

Lemon Juice

Instructions:

1.       Blend all ingredients until smooth.