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Pre heat oven to 180 C/ 350 F/ Gas mark 4
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Chop the butter into cubes and set aside to room temperature.
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Peel and grate the carrots and put them in a bowl and set aside
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Blade the walnuts and almonds until finely chopped.
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Grease your cake tin with butter and dust with flour.
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Separate eggs into yolks and whites.
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Whisk the butter and sugar together until fluffy and light.
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Grate zest of 1 orange and squeeze the juice into the mix.
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Whilst whisking, slowly add the yolks one by one.
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In a bowl mix grated carrots, baking powder, and flour, and slowly fold the mixture.
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Add the chopped nuts and spices into the batter.
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In a separate bowl, mix the egg white with a pinch of salt, until firm peaks then fold into the cake mixture.
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Put cake mix into the cake tin, and spread out well.
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Bake for 30-40 minutes or until knife is inserted into the cake and comes out clean.
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Cool the cake.
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Meanwhile, make the cream....
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Zest the lime and lemon and the second orange into the cream cheese.
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Gently sift in the icing sugar and mix until smooth.
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After the cake is cool.
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spread the cream as a top layer of the cake.
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ENJOY!!
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