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Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

Moist spiced carrot cake with walnuts and tangy cream cheese frosting.

Time
90min
Steps
5
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, photographed from above

Ingredients

12 servings

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Contains milk, egg, wheat and tree nuts.

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    Method

    1. 1

      Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease two 23 cm pans.

    2. 2

      Whisk oil, sugars and eggs, then the dry ingredients, then carrots and walnuts.

    3. 3

      Bake 30–35 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Cool.

    4. 4

      Beat cream cheese and butter, then powdered sugar and vanilla.

    5. 5

      Fill and frost the layers.

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