Carrot & Banana Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups plain flour
• 1/2 cup self raising flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, or hazlenuts)
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups finely grated carrots
• 1 cup mashed banana
• 1 cup vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 160c (325f).
• 2 grease 24cm round springform tin, line base with baking paper.
• 3 sift flours, baking soda, spices and sugar into large bowl, stir in carrot and nuts.
• 4 beat eggs and oil together and add to dry ingredients, together with banana.
• 5 mix well.
• 6 pour mixture into prepared tin.
• 7 bake for about 1 1/4 hours.
• 8 cool cake in pan.