Carrot Cake With Lemon Frosting

Ingredients

2 eggs
175g brown sugar
200mls oil
200g grated carrots
225g sr flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
powdered cardamom
100g chopped walnuts

Lemon Frosting

100g marge
225g icing sugar
Grated zest of 1 lemon
1 tbsp lemon juice

Method

Beat together the eggs, sugar and oil. Mix in the grated carrot, flour, spices and walnuts.
Pour into a greased cake tin and bake at 190 for 40-50 minutes, then leave to cool.

To make the frosting, beat together the marge and icing sugar. Mix in the lemon zest and juice, until smooth. Spread this over the cooled cake, then garnish with some grated carrot.

Cheese Scones

Ingredients

225g sr flour
50g marge
150mls milk/water
approx 80g grated cheese
salt, to taste

Method

Using a fork, mix together the marge, flour and salt until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Add the cheese, then mix in the milk/water.
Knead the dough, then roll it out onto a floured surface, and cut out rounds. This makes about 10 large scones, or 20 small.
Place the scones on baking trays and bake at 220 for 12-15 minutes.

Serve warm, spread with butter.

Lemon Pudding With Sauce

Ingredients

75g marge
225g caster sugar
Grated zest of 2 lemons
4 eggs, separated
125mls lemon juice
75g plain flour
300-325mls water

Method

Whisk together the marge, sugar, lemon zest and egg yolks.
Alternately mix in the lemon juice, flour and water.
In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites to medium-stiff peaks, then fold into the batter.
Pour into a greased dish and bake at 180 for 35-45 minutes.

Be careful not to overcook, under the sponge layer will be a creamy lemon sauce.

Alternative recipe: (serves 6)

Ingredients

50g marge, melted
100g sugar
1 tsp lemon zest
115 mls water
125g sr flour

Topping
100g sugar
1 tsp lemon zest
100 mls lemon juice
230 mls boiling water

Method

For the batter, mix the water and marge into the dry ingredients, and smooth into a baking dish.
Sprinkle over the sugar and lemon zest. Mix the water with the lemon juice and pour this over the top. Bake at 180 for 40 mins.