This cake is always popular and a great idea for school fêtes or charity events. I’m afraid, thought, that it sounds much healthier than it really is.
225g(8oz) self raising flour
2level teaspoons baking powder
150g (55oz) light muscovado sugar
50g (2oz) chopped walnuts
100g (4oz) grated carrots
2 ripe bananas, mashed
2 large eggs
150ml (5fl Oz)sunflower oil
For the topping
175g(6oz) full-fat soft cheese
50g(2oz)softened butter
100g(4oz) sifted icing sugar
A few drops of vanilla extract
Walnut halves, to decorate.
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas 4. Grease a 20cm (8 in) deep round cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.
- Measure all the ingredients for the cake into a large ball and beat well until thoroughly blended and smooth. Turn into the prepared tin and level the surface.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 50-60 minutes until the cake is well risen and shrinking away from the sides of the tin. Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes then turn out, peel off the parchment and finish cooling on a wire rack.
- for the topping, measure all the ingredients, except the walnuts, into a food processor, into a bowl or into a food processor, and blitz until smooth. Spread over the top of the cake, swirling the top with a spatula for a decorative effect. Decorate the top with the walnut halves. Chill a little before serving, and store in the fridge as the toping is soft.




