CARROT CAKE WITHCREAM CHEESE FROSTING FOR SWEET AND SIMPLE BAKES

Sweet & simple bakes this month s baking recipe is a Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting . since I like cakes I wanted to join in this event so I don't know how to join and one day I leave a comment in there blog and they gave me the answer to join them and this months recipe is carrot cake.so I started giving my trying, first one is a big disaster i think I add a more cooking soda so it didn't come out like a loaf. and then second time it came out very well. and it is just awesome perfect sweet and every thing . Before I made carrot muffins but they are egg less(with flex seed powder)but a lot of difference in both recipes check this carrot cake recipe from sweet and simple bakes, it was so soft and delicious but only thing when I was taking the pic. s my frosting was started melting because of U.A.E s hot weather some how I managed that. and here is the recipe.....

INGREDIENTS:----
Self -raising flour --- 180 g
Bicarbonate of soda-- 1/2 tea sp
pinch of salt
Ground cinnamon --- 1 tea sp
Freshly grated net meg --- 1/2 tea sp
Mixed spice(pumpkin spice) --- 1/2 tea sp
Eggs --- 2
Vegetable or sunflower oil -- 150 ml
Soft light dark brown sugar --- 200 gms
Grated carrot --- 300 gms
Sultanas -- 100 gms
Walnuts --- 75 gms

FOR CREAM CHEESE ICING:---
Cream cheese --- 75 g
Softened butter --- 75g
Icing sugar -- 125 g
Vanilla extract --- 1/2 tea sp
FOR DECORATION:
Sprinkles or walnut halves
METHOD:---
1. Grease 13cm 23 cm loaf tin oil and line the loaf tin with grease proof paper.
2. Preheat the oven to 150 c/ 300 f/ Gas mark 2
3. Shift all dry ingredients in to a bowl and leave a side
4. Beat the eggs in alarge bowl, now add the oil,brownsugar, grated carrot, sultans and chopped walnuts.
5. Stir in all sifted dry ingredients and bring the mixture to gather with a wooden spoon.
6. Turn in to the prepared tin,smooth the top of the mixture and bake in the oven for 1 - 1 1/4 hour or till skewer inserted in to the center comes out clean.
7. Allow to cool in the tin for 10 min. before turning out on a wire rack to cool completely.

TO MAKE THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:--
Beat the cream cheese and butter to gather in a bowl until combined.
Ad vanilla extract, icing sugar and mix to combine using a palette knife
Spread the frosting evenly over the top of the cooled cake.
Sprinkles or walnuts halves if desired
Serve cut in to slices.