Gluten Free Carrot Cake

Recipe provided by Good and Fugly

 
 

This cake is packed full of carrots, spices and gluten-free!

 

Serves 2

Ingredients

500g carrots, grated 

350g almond/flax meal mix* (or just straight almond meal) 

2 teaspoon baking powder 

2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

1 teaspoon nutmeg 

3 eggs, whisked 

¼ cup oil (we used olive) 

¼ cup sweetener (maple syrup, honey, sugar) 

½ cup sultanas 

½ cup walnuts 

Icing

250g cream cheese 

100g butter 

1 cup icing sugar 

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Method

  1. Add all dry ingredients in a bowl and stir until combined 

  2. In a separate bowl combine eggs, oil, sweetener before pouring into the dry mixture 

  3. Pour into a cake tin and bake at 160°C for 1hr 20min or until skewer comes out clean 

  4. Allow to cool completely before icing and decorate with extra walnuts  

 

TIP: For a lighter icing option you can whisk 250g ricotta with a little honey