100 g icing sugar
50 g cream cheese or creamy cottage cheese
25 g margarine or butter
2.5 ml vanilla essence
225 g flour
225 g grated carrot
150 g margarine or butter
250 g brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
Raisins (optional)
Nuts (optional)
Mix all ingredients together.
Melt the butter and sugar together, then mix in the dry ingredients.
Beat the egg and add it to the batter.
Stir in raisins and nuts until everything is well combined.
Bake at 180°C (355°F) for about 50 minutes in a greased tin with greaseproof paper on the bottom.
50 minutes
When cake has cooled, top with cream cheese frosting.