Easy carrot cake

If you have pulled up some carrots and have a sweet tooth why not try this really easy carrot cake recipe.
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Ingredients - Serves: 12

250g self-raising flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
400g caster sugar
350ml vegetable oil
4 eggs
350g grated carrots
120g chopped walnuts
Cream cheese icing:
225g cream cheese
110g margarine, softened
450g icing sugar
120g chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation method

Prep: 30 mins | Cook: 30 mins

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease two 23cm round cake tins
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon and sugar. Add the oil and eggs, mix until blended, then stir in the carrots and nuts. Divide the cake mixture evenly between the two prepared tins.
3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven. A skewer inserted into the cake should come out clean. Cool cakes on wire racks before removing from tins.
4. To make the icing: In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese, add the sugar and cream well. Stir in the nuts and vanilla. Use to fill and ice the cooled cake layers.