Moist carrot cakes – Food & Home Magazine

Moist carrot cakes – Food & Home Magazine

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These moist carrot cakes are deliciously soft and irresistible. On top of that, they're also low GI! Basically the perfect dessert.

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Ingredients

  • <h3>Topping</h3>
  • 230g low-fat, smooth cream cheese
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) castor sugar
  • 10ml (2 tsp) vanilla extract
  • 5ml (1 tsp) ground cinnamon
  • <h3>Cake</h3>
  • 180g dark brown sugar 2 large eggs
  • 120ml avocado oil
  • 200g wholewheat flour
  • 5ml (1 tsp) baking powder
  • 7ml bicarbonate of soda
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) mixed spice
  • zest of 1 orange
  • 200g carrots, peeled and grated (about 2 large carrots)
  • 180g dates, pitted, finely chopped and dusted with flour
  • <h3>Syrup</h3>
  • juice of 1 orange juice of ½ lemon
  • 30ml (2 tbsp) soft brown sugar

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