NAKED CARROT CAKE
This recipe is NAKED CARROT CAKE. Admittedly, cake isn’t really going to be the healthiest recipe on the planet, but this version, without the cream cheese topping brings those calories down significantly. Not only is this cake super easy to make, it is really yummy delicious and there are lots of nutritional values in the ingredients to make us feel a bit less guilty about tucking in! Why not get all your ingredients ready and make yours along with me on my video.
INGREDIENTS
8 oz (225g) Self Raising Flour
4oz soft brown sugar
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
2 Bananas mashed
4 oz (100g) Carrots grated
2 large Eggs
2 oz (50g) Walnuts chopped
150 ml Sunflower Oil
METHOD
Line an 8” cake tin and preheat the oven to 180º/160º fan, Gas Mark 4 (I found this out on Alexa!!)
Literally, just put all the ingredients into a bowl and mix together well, either by hand or in a food mixer/processor
Scrape the carrot cake batter into the lined tin and pop it in the oven to bake for 50-60 minutes.
Voila …. Naked Carrot Cake, what could be more simple!
Now I did promise to include the recipe for the cream cheese topping for those of you who couldn’t bear to think of an undressed carrot cake, so here it is in full fat Mary Berry style indulgence, but of course, this will increase the calories quite a bit!!! Just saying!!
CREAM CHEESE TOPPING
6 oz (175g) Full Fat Cream Cheese
2 oz (50g) softened butter
4 oz (100g) sifted icing sugar
A few drops of vanilla essence
Walnut halves to decorate
METHOD
Put all the ingredients for the cream cheese topping in a bowl, give it a good old whizz up, either by hand or in a mixer, then spoon on top of the Carrot Cake and spread out, maybe adding in a few swirls! and decorate with a few more walnut halves.
Whichever way you prefer your carrot cake it’s going to be delicious, so ENJOY!
NUTRITIONAL VALUES
BANANAS – Starchy carbs and Fibre, Vitamin A, Iron and natural sugars
CARROTS – Dietary Fibre, Vitamin K1 and full of anti-oxidants
WALNUTS – Source of Protein and Fibre, healthy fats and anti-oxidants
SUNFLOWER OIL – High in Polyunsaturated Fats which is a much healthier option as the body needs the essential fatty acids found in sunflower oil for brain function and cell growth. One study shows that replacing saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat reduces the risk of Heart disease by 11%
