Abingdon in Focus is a free local magazine and copies are to be found at the library, and are distributed to some homes in Abingdon.
The magazine has the intention of promoting local business and encouraging residents to use them. It also has a good recipe for carrot cake (printed below), a prize crossword, Sudoku, a guide to whats on in March, and a photo competition. The winner is published on the cover. This month the photograph is by Gary Curtis and the Copyright remains with him.
Abingdon in Focus has some useful telephone numbers, GP surgery times, library times and supermarket times. I like being able to compare such things in tables.
Carrot Cake70g (3 oz) butter
250 g (9 oz) caster sugar
half tsp cinnamon
quarter pint plain yoghurt
50 g (2 oz) chopped nuts
270g (10 oz) plain flour
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3 eggs, beaten
half tsp salt
350g (12 oz) carrot, finely grated
Topping70 g (3 oz) icing sugar
25 g (1 oz) butter
225 g (8 oz) cream cheese
grated lemon rind
Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the eggs a little at a time, with a little flour. Sift the flour, bicarb, salt and cinnamon and add gradually, with the yoghurt. Fold in the carrot and nuts, then mix thoroughly. Turn into a greased cake tin (approx 20cm/8 in round) and bake at 180 C/ 350 F / Gas Mark 4 for 45 minutes.
Cool on wire rack.
When cool, cream all the topping mixture together, spread over the cake and refrigerate.