Carrot Ginger Fruit Cake

(I used standard measurement cups)
1 1/2  cup sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup milk, room temperature
2 1/4 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbsp strawberry jam
1 tsp ginger powder (optional)
2 cups (or lesser) grated carrot, squeeze the juices
1 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting the cake

Soak overnight
1/2 cup golden sultanas
1 cup mixed fruit
2 tbsp Sunquick orange juice


Sieve dry ingredients in a bowl (flour, baking powder,ginger powder). Keep aside.
Beat eggs and sugar until fluffy.
Whisk milk and olive oil into eggs mixture.
Fold in the dry ingredients in the mixture slowly.
Mix in grated carrot and overnight marinated dry fruits.
Mix in jam and essence as well. Pour the cake batter in a 22in cake pan.,
Bake it in preheated oven 180C for 45 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean.
 Leave to cool. Then,dust with icing sugar.