PASSION CAKE

PASSION CAKE

100gm walnuts,toasted,chopped finey
340gm carrot,finely grated
100gm raisins,chopped
4 large eggs
300gm brown sugar
240ml corn oil
1 tbsp vanilla essence

Sifted together

260gm plain flour
11/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp fine salt
11/2 cinnamon powder

 Beat the eggs until frothy,add the sugar and beat until the batter turn light coloured add in the oil and vanilla beating. add the flour mixture and beat until combine. With a spoon fold in the carrot,raisins and walnut. Pour into a greased and line 21cm square tin. Bake in a preheated oven at 180c for 1 hour
or until skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. remove from the oven and cool before frosting.

Cream cheese frosting

130gm cream cheese,room temperature
75gm butter,room temperature
1/2 cup icing sugar
1/2 tsp lemon jest
1 tbsp lemon juice

Beat the cream cheese and butter until blended with no lumps. Add the icing sugar,lemon juice and jest
beat until smooth.Spread on the cake and garnish with mints leaf and red cherries.

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