300g SR flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
4 medium eggs
350g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
300ml olive or vegetable oil
Pinch of salt
60g hazelnuts
60g walnuts
150g sultanas
3 large grated carrots

Preheat oven 180^oC

Chop hazelnuts & walnuts for 5 seconds on speed 5 - set aside

Grate carrots - 10 seconds on speed 8 and set aside (you can grate by hand if you want the proper carrot look in the cake)! - set aside

Put flour, cinnamon and mixed spice in bowl and mix for 5 seconds on speed 4

Add eggs, sugar, vanilla, oil and salt and mix for 30 seconds on speed 5

Add nuts, sultanas and carrots and mix for 50 seconds on  speed 5-6

Then mix up a bit with the spatula and then mix for another 10 seconds on  speed 5

Put into a greased/lined square or round tin and bake for 1 hour

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

250g philly cream cheese
100g caster sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice

Put all ingredients into bowl and mix for 20 seconds on speed 5 and then lather onto cake.

ENJOY!   

Name of Recipe:  Spaghetti & Mince Meat Casserole
Number of People:  4-5
Ingredients:
250g spaghetti (or penne pasta)
500g minced steak
30g butter
1 clove garlic
1 onion
410g tomato puree
salt & pepper
oregano/mixed herbs
1/2 cup grated parmesan

1 quantity white sauce (as per EDC)

Preparation:
Cook the spaghetti/pasta as per EDC and place in a deep lasagne dish

Chop onion and garlic 8 seconds speed 7
Add 30g butter and saute 100^o for 2 minutes on speed 1
Add mince and cook at Varoma Temp 10 minutes   +  
Add tomato puree, salt, pepper and herbs and cook on Varoma Temp 15 minutes   +   (leave MC inclined to prevent spitting)

Once cooked put the meat mixture over the pasta and stir through in the lasagne dish

Make up white sauce (as per EDC) - needs to be of a thick consistency

Pour white sauce over top of the meat and pasta

Sprinkle with cheese

Bake uncovered in oven at 180^o for 30 minutes

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Tips/Hints:

Good one of freezing!

This is my first post - hope you enjoy!  

members' comments

Caroline J - I had to tweak this quite a bit because I didn't want to go to the shops in the rain. I used a pasta sauce instead of the tomatoes, added 2 roasted red capsicums as I needed to use them up, added 2 carrots to the onion and garlic to increase the vegie count, added frozen peas and corn to the meat sauce before cooking.  It really is a fantastic recipe that you can tweak and change easily. Anyway, the verdict- it's delicious!!  I had to use two baking dishes for this, so have frozen one as suggested. 5/5