Carrot and Walnut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Here's the recipe for the yummiest carrot cake.

INGREDIENTS:

For the Carrot and Walnut Cake:

• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup light olive oil
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2/3 cup grated carrot
• 1/3 cup sultanas
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 125g cream cheese, softened
• 40g butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
• 1 cup icing sugar mixture 

METHOD:

• Preheat oven to 180C. Lightly grease and dust your baking pan with oil and flour respectively. 
• Sift flour, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon into a bowl and add sugar. Stir to combine. 
• Add eggs, oil and milk. Stir until smooth. 
• Lastly, stir in the grated carrot, sultanas and walnuts and spoon into prepared pan.  
• Smooth out the surface and bake for 30 to 45 minutes OR until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean. 
• Once the cake is done, let it stand in pan for 10 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool. 
• Make frosting using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter and lemon rind until light and fuffy. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating constantly until smooth.
• Pipe the frosting onto the cake and serve. :)