If you’re a Carrot Cake lover (like me🙋🏻♀️) you need to try this super easy and delicious healthy Carrot Cake recipe! Carrot cake is such a classic and has always been one of my absolute FAVOURITE things
This Carrot Cake is super easy to make and most importantly you don’t need any fancy ingredients or equipment to make it. It is totally delicious and perfect for any occasion!
Ingredients to make Carrot Cake:
For the cake:
- Egg
- Olive oil
- Maple syrup
- Almond milk
- Grated carrots
- Self raising flour
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Ginger
- Baking powder
For the icing:
- Greek yoghurt
- Smooth ricotta
- Maple syrup
Method
Preheat your oven to 180°c (fan forced) and line a 19 x 6.5cm (7.5 x 2.5 inch) cake tin
Grate your carrots and add them to a bowl and combine with the egg, olive oil, maple syrup, almond milk
Once combined, sift in the flour and add in the baking powder and spices
Place mixture into your lined cake tin and bake 30 minutes or until cooked
While the cake is cooking combine the greek yoghurt, ricotta and maple syrup and leave in the fridge until the cake is ready
Once the cake has cooked, allow it to sit until it has completely cooled. Spread on the icing and add a sprinkle of cinnamon and chopped walnuts (if using)
Slice up and enjoy!
Recipe Substitutions:
- instead of OLIVE OIL: You can substitute for melted coconut oil or butter
- instead of MAPLE SYRUP: you can use any liquid sweetener of your choice
- instead of ALMOND MILK: You can use any milk of your choice
Other recipes to try:
Healthy Carrot Cake
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 3/4 almond milk
- 2 carrots grated
- 1 1/2 cup self raising flour sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ginger
For the icing
- 1/3 cup greek yoghurt
- 1/3 cup smooth ricotta
- 2-3 tbsp maple syrup If you like things sweeter add 3
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°c (fan forced) and line a 19 x 6.5cm (7.5 x 2.5 inch) cake tin
- Grate your carrots and add them to a bowl and combine with the egg, olive oil, maple syrup, almond milk
- Once combined, sift in the flour and add in the baking powder and spices
- Place mixture into your lined cake tin and bake 30 minutes or until cooked
- While the cake is cooking combine the greek yoghurt, ricotta and maple syrup and leave in the fridge until the cake is ready
- Once the cake has cooked, allow it to sit until it has completely cooled. Spread on the icing and add a sprinkle of cinnamon and chopped walnuts (if using)
- Slice up and enjoy!
