Ingredients
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- icing sugar100 g
- cream cheese or creamy cottage cheese, or creamy cottage cheese50 g
- margarine or butter, or margarine25 g
- vanilla essence2.5 ml
- flour225 g
- carrot, grated225 g
- margarine or butter, or margarine150 g
- brown sugar250 g
- cinnamon2 tsp
- lemon juice1 tbsp
- baking powder1.5 tsp
- egg1
- raisins, optional
- nuts, optional
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 6 steps
Mix all ingredients together.
Melt the butter and sugar together, then mix in the dry ingredients.
Beat the egg and add it to the batter.
Stir in raisins and nuts until everything is well combined.
Bake at 180°C (355°F) for about 50 minutes in a greased tin with greaseproof paper on the bottom.
When cake has cooled, top with cream cheese frosting.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)
