Carrot Cake Slice
- Yield: 8-10
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
Carrot Cake Slice
Ingredients
- Plain flour - 2 cups
- Mixed spice - 1 tsp
- Ground cinnamon - 1 tsp
- Brown sugar - 1 cup
- Carrot - 1 cups, grated finely
- Walnuts - 1 cup, roughly chopped
- Pecans or Almonds - 1/2 cup, finely chopped
- Vegetable oil - 1 cup
- Eggs - 3
- For the frosting:
- Cream cheese - 125g, softened
- Icing sugar - 1 1/2 cups
- Walnuts - to top
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 180°C.
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Grease a 6cm-deep, 19cm square cake pan, then line with baking paper.
- Sift the flour, spice and cinnamon into a bowl. Add sugar, carrot, oil and eggs. Use electric mixer to mix for 2-3 minutes until well combined. Add nuts and stir until mixed well.
- Spread into the baking pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Leave to stand in pan for 10 minutes before cooling on a wire rack.
- Make the frosting while the cake is baking - Using an electric mixer, the beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar until smooth. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake. Decorate with walnuts.
