Moist carrot cake with coconut orange cream

Try our super moist carrot cake sandwiched with coconut cream cheese icing.

By Jo' Pratt
From The Nation's Favourite Food

Ingredients

  • 150ml/¼ pint sunflower oil
  • 100g/4oz soft light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 75g/3oz golden syrup
  • 175g/6oz wholemeal self-raising flour
  • 1 level tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 200g/7oz finely grated carrots
  • 75g/3oz sultanas
  • 25g/1oz desiccated coconut

For the topping

  • 2 tsp fine-cut orange marmalade
  • 150g/5oz cream cheese
  • 50ml/2fl oz coconut cream
  • 40g/1½oz icing sugar
  • freshly grated or ground nutmeg or ground cinnamon, to finish