Carrot Cake Bake

This recipe is a cinch and you can use gluten free flour also if you wish.

10oz plain flour

3 tsp mixed spice

8oz sugar – use light brown if you can

75g pecans chopped fine (use mixed nuts if you want)

2tsp baking powder

10oz carrots - grated

Juice and zest of 2 oranges

100g butter melted – let it cool a bit

4 eggs beaten with 75ml milk

Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl, mix them well and make a well in the centre.

Add the egg milk mixture to the dry ingredients along with the melted butter.

Mix everything well, add zest & juice of the oranges and the grated carrot, Mix to ensure it is well distributed.

Tip it into a lined tin about 25 by 25 and bake for 40 mins until a skewer comes out clean.

When cool cut into slices.