Grandma's Carrot Cake

Icing is optional

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

• Use the kettle to heat up some water. Put this water in a bowl with the raisins in order to plump them up.

Step 3

• Grate the carrots using a food processor and put into a large bowl.

Step 4

• Pour the eggs into the food processor and blitz them until they turn around a couple times.

Step 5

• With food processor still on, add the oil and sugar at the same time.

Step 6

• Sift dry ingredients together, when mixed together should make a light brown coloured powder.

Step 7

• Strain the raisins and put them in with the carrots.

Step 8

• Pour the dry ingredients into the big bowl with the carrots and raisins to coat them.

Step 9

• Add the wet ingredients and finally add the walnuts.

Step 10

• Stir. The batter should be a brown colour.

Step 11

• Bake in a greased tube pan for 50 minutes (could be longer). You know it is done if you poke the cake with a toothpick and it comes out clean.

Step 12

• If you are making muffins fill the tins ¾ full and bake for 25 minutes (could be longer).

Step 13

Cream icing ingredients together.