Step 1

Preheat oven to 180⁰C and line a 24x12cm loaf tin with baking paper.

Step 2

Combine eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and whisk to blend.

Step 3

Mix cinnamon, salt, flour and baking powder in a separate large mixing bowl, then sift the dry ingredients into the egg mixture and mix to blend.

Step 4

Add the carrots and walnuts and mix until just combined.

Step 5

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 1 1/4 hours or until a skewer inserted into the loaf comes out clean.

Step 6

Remove the cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

Step 7

While the cake is cooling, place all ingredients for the icing into a food processor or a medium mixing bowl and mix well until the icing is creamy, reserve.

Step 8

Once the carrot cake has cooled completely, carefully remove from the loaf tin and peel away the baking paper.

Step 9

Spread the icing generously over the top of the carrot cake, slice and serve.