CHOCOLATE CARROT CAKE

Ingredients:

185g (6oz) butter
3/4    cup sugar
2          eggs
1       T  golden syrup
2       T  cocoa
2     cups grated carrot
1 1/2 cups self raising flour
3/4   cup  milk
1       t  bicarb soda

Method:

Cream butter and sugar until just combined, beat in eggs.  Mix in golden syrup and carrot.
Combine flour, cocoa and bicarb soda in sifter.  Add flour mixture and milk in two batches
(ending with flour).  Pour into greased and floured cake tin.
Bake in moderate oven for 35-45 mins.

Icing:

60g (2oz) cream cheese
20g (1/2oz) butter
1 t orange rind
2 cups powdered sugar
fresh orange juice

Method:

Beat together cream cheese and butter.  Add some orange juice, powdered sugar and orange rind and mix.
Ice cake when cool.

Terry and Sandy Sargent
Yacht VALHALLA