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Carrot & Ginger Cake

Ingredients

• 225g/8oz plain flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsps. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 175g/6oz light muscovado sugar
• 225g/8oz carrots (grated)
• 2 pieces stem ginger in syrup (chopped)
• 6g/2ozs raisins
• 25g/1oz fresh ginger grated
• 2 medium eggs beaten
• 3 tblsps corn oil
• Juice of 1 orange

To Decorate

• Grated carrot stem ginger ground ginger

Frosting

• 225g/8oz low fat soft cheese
• 4 tbsps. icing sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Oven 180°C/350°F

8"round tin lined

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger & salt into bowl. Stir in sugar, carrot, stem ginger, fresh ginger & raisins.

Make well in centre. beat together eggs, oil & orange juice and add to dry ingredients. Mix well and place in tin.

Bake 1-1½ hours.

Cool in tin.

01/09/2007