CARROT CAKE

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1 cup desiccated coconut
2/3 cup broken and chopped walnuts
1 cup golden raisins
2 1/2 cup grated carrots
3 tsp mixed spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger)
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 beaten eggs
2 tsp of orange juice

How to make carrot cake:

• Preheat the oven to 150 degrees C.
• In a pan mix nicely the all purpose flour, mixed spices, baking soda, brown sugar, desiccated coconut and chopped walnuts.
• In a separate pan melt the butter and add the golden raisins, carrots and orange juice. Stir it nicely and pour it on top of the dry ingredients.
• Now add the beaten eggs to the mixture and mix it thoroughly.
• Prepare a loaf tin by oiling the base and the sides, pour this prepared mixture into the tin and bake the cake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of it comes out clean.