Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 3 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 cups grated carrot
• 1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Icing Ingredients:

• 90g cream cheese
• 4 tbsp butter
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 175. Grease and flour a cake tin.
2. Sift flour with baking powder, baking soda, salt & cinnamon.
3. In another bowl mix sugar and oil. Add the carrots.
4. Add eggs one at a time to the carrot mixture, beating well after each egg. Fold in the nuts then gradually add the flour mixture.
5. Bake for 1 hour. Done when toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.