Willow's Carrot Slice with vanilla icing

This slice is dedicated to my little girl Willow because she always helps me make it. She would do the whole thing and then dive into the batter with both hands if I let her, but she is learning to be patient and add each ingredient as I hand it to her. Her favourite part is when I pour the glistening bright orange grated carrot into the bowl and then she stirs it all in. It's so much FUN!

Ingredients:
oil spray to grease tin

1 cup of self-raising flour
1/2 a cup of plain flour
1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp of cinnamon

1/2 a cup of brown sugar
3/4 of a cup of vegetable oil
1/2 a cup of golden syrup
3 eggs
1 tsp of vanilla extract
300 grams of coarsely grated carrots (approximately 4 average sized carrots)

250 grams of spreadable cream cheese
1/2 a cup of icing sugar
1 tsp of vanilla extract

Method
Pre-heat oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
Spray a 37cm x 27cm rectangular baking tin with the oil spray and line tin with non-stick baking paper.

 Sift the two flours, the bicarbonate of soda and the cinnamon into a large bowl.

Combine brown sugar, vegetable oil, golden syrup, eggs and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer, use a balloon whisk to get a smooth consistency.

Pour liquid mixture into dry mixture and gently fold through to combine. Stir through the grated carrot and pour into prepared tin.

Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

Let cool in the tin. When completely cooled, use baking paper to remove from tin.

Next make the icing by combining the cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla in a bowl and mixing until you get a spreadable smooth consistency.

 Spread vanilla icing over the slice and cut into squares to serve.