My Favorite Carrot Cake

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We should all have a fantastic carrot cake recipe up our sleeves, and this is mine. A healthier version that'll wow anyone who tries it.

Yields8 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time40 mins
Cake:
 1 cup whole wheat flour
 1 tsp baking soda
 1 tsp cinnamon
 ½ tsp cardamom
 ¼ tsp nutmeg
 2 eggs
 ¾ cup coconut sugaror other sugar of preference
 ¼ cup coconut oilor mild olive oil
 ⅓ cup yogurtcan be replace with 1/3 cup non-dairy milk + 1/2 tsp vinegar
 1 cup finely grated carrots, packed
For the crumble, optional:
 ½ cup grated carrots
 2 tbsp coconut sugar or brown sugar
 1 tbsp melted coconut oil or butter
 ¼ tsp cinnamon
For cake:
1

Mix the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl and set them aside.

2

In another bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar, then add the oil, yogurt, and carrots.

3

Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and fold just until combined. Brush an 18 cm round mould or a small loaf pan with tahini & pour the batter in.

4

If using, mix all the crumble ingredients together and sprinkle on top of the batter, and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 20-25 mins, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

 
 
 
 
 
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Ingredients

Cake:
 1 cup whole wheat flour
 1 tsp baking soda
 1 tsp cinnamon
 ½ tsp cardamom
 ¼ tsp nutmeg
 2 eggs
 ¾ cup coconut sugaror other sugar of preference
 ¼ cup coconut oilor mild olive oil
 ⅓ cup yogurtcan be replace with 1/3 cup non-dairy milk + 1/2 tsp vinegar
 1 cup finely grated carrots, packed
For the crumble, optional:
 ½ cup grated carrots
 2 tbsp coconut sugar or brown sugar
 1 tbsp melted coconut oil or butter
 ¼ tsp cinnamon

Directions

For cake:
1

Mix the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl and set them aside.

2

In another bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar, then add the oil, yogurt, and carrots.

3

Pour the wet ingredients over the dry and fold just until combined. Brush an 18 cm round mould or a small loaf pan with tahini & pour the batter in.

4

If using, mix all the crumble ingredients together and sprinkle on top of the batter, and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 20-25 mins, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

My Favorite Carrot Cake
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