Julie’s spicy carrot cake - Macular Society

Ingredients

• 300g soft light-brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 300ml sunflower oil
• 300g plain flour
• 1 tsp bicarb and 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 ½ tsp each of ground cinnamon and ground ginger
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 300g grated carrot
• 100 g chopped walnuts plus 8 halves to decorate
• For the filling: Blend 50g unsalted butter with 300g icing sugar Add 250g cream cheese and mix for a few minutes
• Blend 50g unsalted butter with 300g icing sugar
• Add 250g cream cheese and mix for a few minutes