Carrot and Walnut Babycakes

Carrot Cake

1 cup vegetable oil
1 1/3 cups brown sugar
3 eggs
3 cups grated carrot
1 cup of chopped walnuts
2 ½ cups of self raising flour
½ teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
2 teaspoons of mixed spice
Juice and zest of one orange

Beat together wet ingredients, add carrot and walnuts then add dry ingredients
Place patty pans in babycake tin. Dollop a tablespoon of mixture in each one.
Bake at 180c for 15-20 minutes

Let cool before icing

Icing
Softened Cream cheese
Icing sugar
Juice of one orange

Sprinkle with dessicated coconut or chopped walnuts