====== Carrot Cake ======

This recipe is based off the one from Stephanie Alexander's //The Cook’s Companion//. I add carrot's best pals cardamom and ginger, more walnuts, and put different stuff on top. I reckon that buttery icing most people put on carrot cake overpowers it.

The photo makes it look a bit shit :(
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===== Ingredients =====

  * 125g self-raising flour.
  * ¾ cup brown sugar.
  * ½ tsp. cinnamon.
  * ½ tsp. nutmeg.
  * 1 tsp. cardamom (or more).
  * ½ tsp. ginger.
  * ⅔ cup olive oil.
  * 2 lightly beaten eggs.
  * 2 cups grated carrot (should be two big carrots).
  * 100g busted-up walnuts (at least) (I just crush them in my hand, pieces no bigger than half a nut).
  * Sesame seeds

===== Method =====

  - Preheat oven to 180℃.
  - Mix flour, sugar, and spices.
  - Mix in oil and eggs.
  - Mix in carrot and walnuts.
  - Pour into tin that's papered/greased/etc.
  - Sprinkle seeds and nuts on top. I like sesame seeds and walnuts broken into small pieces. My partner uses pepitas, which is nice too.
  - Bung it in the oven for half an hour to an hour.

===== Notes =====

  * My oven's got its own ideas about things, so I set it to 200℃, and cook for and hour and a half.
  * Pepper might be nice.
  * Saw another carrot cake recipe using wholemeal flour, which I'll try.

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