Grandma's Fabulous Carrot Cake (no Pineapple!)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 ounces soft brown sugar
• 1/4 pint sunflower oil (use any cooking oil except olive)
• 1 ounce treacle
• 3 ounces golden syrup
• 2 medium eggs, beaten
• 8 ounces plain flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 6 ounces grated carrots
• 2 ounces desiccated coconut
• 2 ounces chopped walnuts
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons margarine (or butter)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 12 walnut pieces
• water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 175°c.
• 2 grease and line an 8" square or round tin.
• 3 beat sugar, oil, treacle, golden syrup and eggs till smooth.
• 4 sieve flour, bicarb and cinnamon and fold into mixture. mix well.
• 5 stir in grated carrots, coconut and walnuts and pour into prepared tin.
• 6 bake for 1 hour or until firm to the touch.
• 7 leave to cool a little in tin, then turn out onto rack and leave till cold.
• 8 beat the margarine with the icing sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. add enough water to make a thick but spreadable frosting.
• 9 decorate with walnut pieces.