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Healthy Carrot Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Healthy Carrot Cake

16 ingredients 15 min + 40 min 8 openrecipes
Healthy Carrot Cake

A delicious healthy version of your favourite carrot cake, free of dairy, eggs, refined sugar and flour. The creamy icing is to die for!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1676
Calories
39g
Protein
89g
Fat
189g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 21 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Sunflower 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Cashew 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) 157
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Maple Syrup 1 tbsp (20ml) 52
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Macadamia not in our table 0
Spelt not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cups Plant-based Milk
  • ⅓ cups Macadamia Oil (or Sunflower/mild Olive Oil)
  • 1 teaspoon Dark Coconut Nectar (or Maple Syrup)
  • 2 cups Vanilla Extract
  • 1 teaspoon Wholemeal Spelt Flour
  • ¼ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 2 cups Cinnamon
  • ⅓ cups Sea Salt
  • ½ cups THE FOLD-INS:
  • 1 whole Carrots (grated And Densely Packed)
  • 1 cup Medjoul Dates (chopped, Or Sultanas)
  • ¼ cups Walnuts (chopped, Or Pumpkin Seeds) Plus Extra For Garnish If Desired
  • ½ whole Large Orange, Washed Well And Zested
  • 2 Tablespoons THE CREAM CHEESE ICING:
  • ⅓ cups Raw Cashews (soaked 2-3 Hours, Rinsed And Drained)
  • ⅛ teaspoons Water

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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