Redhotchick's Carrot Cake

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Contents 1 Ingredients 2 Method 3 Cream Cheese Topping 4 Variation

[edit] Ingredients

• 3 assorted sized eggs weighed in their shells
• Equal quantities of self raising flour, butter and sugar.
• A teaspoon of baking powder.
• Scant teaspoon of salt.
• 14oz of carrots finally grated.
• Teaspoon of mixed spice.
• Teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
• A handful of dried mixed fruit.
• Some nuts chopped up (brazil, pecan, walnut)

[edit] Method

• Preheat the oven to 180 C
• Sieve all dry ingredients together.
• Add the carrots, nuts and dried fruit, mix well
• Add the melted butter and eggs>
• Mix it all together.
• Grease and flour adeep 9" tin and pour mixture in.
• Baked it for 40 minutes.

You could use loaf tins, 2 x lb or 1 x 2lb

[edit] Cream Cheese Topping

• Beat cream cheese till soft, add icing sugar to taste.

[edit] Variation

• Add the zest of an orange to the cake.