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Carrot Cake

Delight in the wholesome goodness of my farm-made carrot cake!

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Ingredients

1 cup self-raising flour
¾ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2/3 cup olive oil
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2½ cups carrot, finely grated (or you can use 2 cups carrot and ½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
Sift flour into a bowl.
Add sugar and spices and mix.
Pour in oil and eggs, then mix with an electric beater for 1-2 minutes.
With a wooden spoon, stir in carrot and walnuts.
Pour into a lined 18cm spring form tin and bake for an hour.
Cake should be cooled in tin for 15 minutes before turning out.

Elsa’s Note

Pair it with a cup of spiced tea or coffee.

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