This is based on a recipe given to me at university by one of my flat-mates, and in my cookbook it’s written down as ‘superb carrot cake’ and I honestly can’t argue with that title. I am so pleased to have tweaked that original recipe to be completely free of gluten, eggs and dairy – let’s be honest – all the things that normally make a cake a cake!
superb carrot cake
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Ingredients
- 100 g carrot finely grated
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 4 tbsp warm water
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 40 g desiccated coconut
- 225 g gluten -free self raising flour
- 2 large bananas ripe
- 100 g brown sugar
- 150 ml vegetable oil rice bran oil works best, or sunflower oil
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
- 1 tsp orange juice
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan or GM6. Grease and line a 20cm square tin.
- Begin by mixing the ground flax seed with the water and bicarbonate of soda, and leave to thicken.
- Blend together the bananas, oil, sugar and orange juice. Add the ground flax seed/water mixture.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, desiccated coconut and grated carrot.
- Mix the wet ingredients with the dry, and stir to blend. Pour the mixture into the tin and place in the oven. Set the timer for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, turn the oven temperature down to 180C/160c fan or GM5. Cook for a further 30 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean and the cake is springy to touch.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then cool on a wire rack until cold. To make the drizzle icing, mix the icing sugar and orange juice together and drizzle over the cake. Divide in 16 pieces.
- Keeps for 2-3 days in an airtight tin, and freezes well.
Nutrition Facts
superb carrot cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 200
Calories from Fat 108
Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g
18%
18%
Saturated Fat 3g
15%
15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 46mg
2%
2%
Potassium 107mg
3%
3%
Total Carbohydrates 24g
8%
8%
Dietary Fiber 3g
12%
12%
Sugars 11g
Protein 2g
4%
4%
Vitamin A
21%
21%
Vitamin C
5%
5%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
4%
4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.