Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180C / 160C fan / gas mark 4 / 350F. Grease and line the bottom and sides of a 22cm / 9inch round cake tin with a double layer of greaseproof paper. (See above for step-by-step instructions.)

Step 2

Mix together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, roughly chopped walnuts and grated carrots in a large bowl.

Step 3

Beat together the eggs, olive oil and milk in a large jug.

Step 4

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients slowly, stirring to make sure all the flour is incorporated.

Step 5

Tip the cake mixture into the lined cake tin and cook for 1h - 1h15, or until a skewer comes out clean. (If you don't own a skewer, use a teaspoon handle instead!)

Step 6

Simply mix the cream cheese and icing sugar together and spread it on the top of the cake. Sprinkle the finely chopped walnuts on the top to decorate.