1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup oil
2 eggs
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 big cups grated carrot
1 large cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup dried fruit1 cup nuts
Preheat oven to 160degC.
Grease and line a 24cm square tin.
Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix until combined.
Spoon into the prepared tin and bake for 1 to 1 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Start checking after an hour.
Ice with cream-cheese icing and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
This recipe is from Cafe Vega in Green Island. It was requested by Sharon Smith of Abbotsford.
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