Name: Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups brown sugar; 3/4 cup vegetable oil; 3 eggs; 1 1/2 cups plain flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 2 1/2 cups carrot grated; 1/2 cup pecans chopped; 1/2 cup sultanas; 250 g soft cream cheese; 1/3 cup icing sugar; 1 1/2 tbs lemon juice

by Maggie.Sharp Last updated on 07/09/2019

A yummy, carrot cake with a mouth-watering, cream cheese frosting. - Maggie.Sharp

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 1/2 cups carrot grated
1/2 cup pecans chopped
1/2 cup sultanas

Cream cheese frosting

250 g soft cream cheese
1/3 cup icing sugar
1 1/2 tbs lemon juice

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C.
Step 2

Place brown sugar and vegetable oil in an electric mixer and beat for 2-3 minutes.
Step 3

Gradually add eggs and beat well.
Step 4

Sift flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and ginger over the mixture.
Step 5

Add carrot, pecans and sultanas and mix into mixture.
Step 6

Place mixture into a greased and lined 22 cm round cake tin and bake for 55-60 minutes, or until clean with skewer test.
Step 7

Cream cheese frosting: Process cream cheese in a food processor until smooth.
Step 8

Add icing sugar and lemon juice and process until smooth.
Step 9

Spread over cooled cake.