Did someone say cake? Everyone enjoys a decadent piece of cake on occasion, And just because you lead a healthy lifestyle doesn’t mean you should go without.
While a large amount of cakes usually contain high quantities refined sugar, there is some that can be altered. I’ve been recipe testing all my old baking recipes, altering them making them refined sugar-free and this one was a definite winner, even better than the original in my opinion.
Everything in moderation of course just because its ‘sugar free’ doesn’t mean you can consume half a cake in one day like a impulsive sweet tooth, rather enjoy a piece like you would of in the past. Relax, Pop the kettle on, invite your friends over & enjoy!
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Sugar-free take on Carrot Cake
Ingredients
2/3 cup coconut oil or light flavoured oil such as grape seed
1/2 cup honey or rice malt syrup
6 dates chopped
2 eggs
2 cups grated carrots (around 2 large)
2/3 cup walnuts roughly chopped reserving some to decorate
1 1/2 cup spelt flour (or plain wholemeal)
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp all spice
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
Cream Cheese Icing
250g Cream Cheese roughly chopped
1/3 cup honey or rice malt syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
125g butter softened roughly chopped
Directions
- Preheat oven to 160’c fan forced / 180’c conventional
- Grease a 20cm cake tin or line with baking paper (if using a larger tin you will need to shorten the baking time check with a skewer after 45mins)
- Soak dates in boiling water set aside
- In a large bowl beat oil, rice malt syrup and eggs with an electric mixer for 5 mins
- Discard water from dates and add to bowl, mix again for 1 min
- Add grated carrot and walnuts
- Sift flour, baking powder then add all spice, cinnamon, ginger and gently mix until well combined
- Pour cake mix into prepared tin and bake for 1 hour
- Once cake has cooled prepare icing
- Beat together cream cheese, rice malt, vanilla and butter for 5 minutes until light and fluffy
- Cut Cake in half horizontally and separate halves
- Spread half the cream cheese icing on bottom cut half then replace the top cake half
- Spread remaining icing on the top of cake
- Decorate with extra walnuts and sprinkle of cinnamon
I must say , that was a very delicious carrot cake , I have ever tasted . Thank you for sharing it with me . It is a certain winner .
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