Simnel-spiced Carrot Cake Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 50g of sultanas
• 1/2 orange, zested and juiced
• 150g of self-raising flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 pinch of ground cloves
• 1 pinch of ground nutmeg
• 50g of ground almonds
• 50g of walnut halves, roughly chopped
• 120ml of sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing
• 135g of soft brown sugar, light
• 2 large eggs
• 225g of carrots, peeled and coarsely grated
• 200g of mascarpone
• 2 tbsp of icing sugar, sifted
• 1/2 orange, zested
• almond extract, a few drops
• 2 tbsp of flaked almonds, toasted