Ingredients:
- 300g Light Brown Sugar
- 300ml Sunflower Oil
- 3 Eggs
- 300g Pain Flour
- 1 Tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- 1 Tsp Baking Powder
- 2 Tsp Cinnamon
- 2 Tsp Ginger
- 300g Grated Carrots
- 200g Raisins
- 300g Icing Sugar
- 50g Unsalted Butter (at room temperature)
- 125g Cream Cheese
- Orange and Green Sugarpaste to make mini carrot decorations
- Mini Loaf Cases (Just £1.50 a pack from www.icedjemsshop.com)
Method Preheat the oven to 180oC and set out your mini loaf cases on a baking tray – the recipe makes about 12 mini loaves. Put the Sugar, Sunflower Oil and Eggs into a bowl and mix until you have a thick caramel coloured mixture. Now add your dry ingredients; Flour, Bicarbonate of Soda, Baking Powder, Cinnamon & Ginger and give a thorough mix. Finally, stir in the Carrots and Raisins and transfer to your mini loaf cases. Bake in the middle of the oven for approximately 20-25 mins. To make your Cream Cheese icing, mix your Cream Cheese and Butter together then gradually add in the icing sugar mixing thoroughly. Once the carrot cakes are cool, top with a layer of Cream Cheese Icing and decorate with a sugarpaste Carrot!
Happy Baking!
Jem x
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