Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 1 7/8 cupsvegetable oil
• 3 1/3 cupsall-purpose flour
• 2 tspbaking soda
• 2 1/4 cupssugar
• 5eggs
• 1/2 tspsalt
• 2 tspcinnamon
• 4 1/2 cupscarrots, grated
• 1 1/2 cupswalnuts, roughly chopped
• 7 ozcream cheese, for icing
• 3/4 cupsuperfine sugar, for icing
• 7 tbspbutter, softened; for icing

Method

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325°F / Gas 3. Grease and line a 26cm (10in) springform cake pan.

2. 2

   Put the oil, flour, baking soda, sugar, eggs, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl and mix until well combined. Stir in the grated carrots and walnuts.

3. 3

   Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.

4. 4

   Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.

5. 5

   Make the icing: beat the cream cheese, superfine sugar and softened butter together in a bowl until light and fluffy.

6. 6

   Spread the icing over the top of the cooled cake with a offset spatula.