Easy Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 260 g (2 cups) Plain flour/All-purpose flour
• 8 g (2 tsp) baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground green cardamom
• 1 tsp ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 4 eggs, UK medium size/US large (weight without shell = 214g), room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 150 g (3/4 cup, packed) soft light brown sugar
• 150 g (3/4 cup) granulated sugar
• 190 g (1 cup) vegetable oil
• 1 small apple, peeled and grated
• 250 g (2 1/2 cup) raw peeled & freshly grated Carrots
• 60 g (1/2 cup) Walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
• 200 g (3/4 cup & 2 tbsp) Unsalted butter softened to room temperature
• 200 g (approx. 3/4 cup & 2 tbsp) Full-fat cream cheese, COLD (straight from the fridge)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 300 g (2 & 1/2 cup) Icing sugar/powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3-4 tbsp finely chopped walnuts
• Green gel food colour
• Orange gel food colour