Carrot Cake

Ingredients:
185g butter
1 1/2 cups castor sugar
3 eggs
2 cups grated carrot
3/4 cups chopped walnuts
3/4 cups plain flour
3/4 cups self raising flour
1 1/2 tsp mixed spice

Orange cream cheese frosting
60g packaged cream cheese
30g soft butter
1 tsp grated orange rind
1 1/2 cups icing sugar

Method:

1. Heat oven to 200 degrees C.
2. Grease & line base of 20cm ring pan
3. Cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy, beat in eggs one at a time, beat until combined.
4. Stir in carrot & walnuts. Then stir in flours & mixed spice. Spread into pan.
5. Bake for 1 hour.
6. Stand 5 minutes before turning on to wire rack to cool. Spread cold cake with frosting.

Frosting:

Beat cream cheese, butter & rind until light & fluffy. Gradually add in sifted icing sugar, beat until smooth.