This recipe is adapted from one made by a friend of the family. I had a heart stopping moment recently when I couldn't find the original, so I'm posting it here in hopes I never lose that vital piece of paper!
6floz vegetable oil (sunflower/corn)
8oz soft brown sugar
5oz plain flour
5oz coarsely grated carrot
2 large eggs
2 oz chopped nuts (original recipe calls for walnuts, but not all people like the earthiness)
1 tsp ground mixed spice (original recipe uses nutmeg, but again, this is my adaptation)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Whisk together oil and sugar until smooth.
Whisk in eggs
Mix cinnamon, nutmeg, bicarbonate and flour together.
Add this to oil/sugar mixture.
Beat in carrots and nuts with wooden spoon until evenly combined.
Bake in a lined 7" round baking tin for 1 hour at 180C/Gas Mark 4
