This is in response to a request from a very keen gentleman:
Superb Carrot Cake (Gooey and delicious)
Ingredients:
8oz (225g) self raising flour, 2 level tsp baking powder
5 oz (150g) light soft brown sugar
2 ripe mashed banas
1/4 pint (150ml) salad or corn oil
2 oz (50g) chopped walnuts
2 eggs
4oz (100g) carrots, trimmed and grated.
Method
Heat the oven to 350* F, 180*C, gas mark 4. Grease and line an 8" round cake tin with a circle of greaseproof paper.
Sift together the flour and baking powder into a large bowl and stir in the sugar. Add the nuts, carrots and banas and mix lightly. Then make a well in the centre, add the eggs and oil and beat well until blended.
Turn into the tin and bake for about 1 and a quarter hours until the cake is golden brown, and is shrinking slightly from the sides of the tin. A warm skewer pierced into the centre should come out clean. Turn out, remove the paper and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Topping
3oz (75g) soft butter
3oz (75g) rich cream cheese
6 oz (175g) icing sugar, sieved
half a teaspoon of vanilla essence.
Plase all the ingredients together in a bowl and beat well until blended and smooth. Spread over the cake and rough up with a fork. Leave in a cool place to harden slightly before serving.
Go make yourself a nice cup of coffee, eat the cake, sit back and enjoy!
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