preheat oven to 180°c/350°f and line a deep 9 inch cake tin with greaseproof paper

beat sugar and oil together to remove all lumps. add eggs, carrot, raisins and orange zest. combine

sieve together the flour, bicarb, cinnamon and nutmeg into the wet mixture. fold together until smoothish

pour mix into the cake tin and bake for 25-30 minutes or until knife comes out clean or edges come away from tin

once done remove and leave to cool in a wire rack

carefully using a serrated bread knife to cut lengthways for filling. if you're not confident just divide mix into two tins instead of one just reduce cooking time and keep checking

classic filling is cream cheese frosting (check my other recipe) but leave whole and dust with icing sugar to reduce the calories