Ingredients:
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170g unrefined caster sugar
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4 eggs
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235ml groundnut / sunflower oil
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150g grated carrot
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50g (one fruit) grated apple
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150g sultanas
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75g pecans / walnuts, roughly chopped
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Zest and juice of 1 lemon
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Good pinch of cinnamon
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1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
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225g wholemeal self-raising flour
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Icing:
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400g low-fat cream cheese*
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Dollop of vanilla bean paste
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200g icing sugar or natural sweetener (such as carob or agave syrup) to taste
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*Tip* Waitrose's low fat cream cheese has just 0.7g of sat fat per 30g, whereas most others have 2.2 g!