Carrot Cake Recipe

• 250 gm wholemeal flour
• 175 gm raw sugar (muscovado or possibly barbados)
• 175 gm soft brown sugar
• 3 x size three Large eggs
• 175 ml sunflower oil
• 55 ml soured cream
• 2 tsp pure vanilla essence
• 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 x level tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 300 gm grated carrots
• 75 gm desiccated coconut
• 110 gm full fat soft cream cheese
• 50 gm unsalted butter
• 50 gm sifted icing sugar
• 1 x juice of 1/2lemon

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