Carrot Cake
Ingredients
- 125g raisins
- 125ml Olive Pride Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 eggs
- 190g granulated sugar
- 30ml orange juice
- 250g cake flour
- A pinch of salt
- 1tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- A pinch of cardamom
- 60g walnuts
- 250g peeled and grated carrots
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius
2
Soak the raisins in water for 10 minutes and then drain
3
Mix oils, egg, sugar and juice together
4
Sieve the flour into a bowl with the salt, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, spices and nuts
5
Add the raisins and carrots to the flour, then mix in the wet ingredients
6
Pour the cake mix into a lined baking tin to ¾ full and bake for 40 minutes
7
Remove from the oven and allow to cook
8
Cover in cream cheese icing and decorate with toasted flaked almonds
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