carrot cake

Ingredients

400g wholemeal flour
2tbsp mix spice
1tsp bicarb
450g grated carrot
500g soft brown sugar
300ml sunflower oil
4 eggs
zest of 2 oranges
220g sultanas
100g grated coconut
100g walnuts
juice of 2 oranges
2 tbsp lemon juice

Method

Beat 450g of the sugar with the oil and orange zest until smooth.
Add eggs, fold in the flour, mix spice, bicarb, carrot, coconut, sultanas, chopped walnuts.
Pour into tin bake at 150 for 40 mins
make a syrup with rest of sugar and juices of oranges and lemons.
Remove cake from oven poke with skewer and fed cake the juice.

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