BENEFITS
- It's low-calorie carrot cake you can eat while on a diet!
- It's one of the easiest cakes you'll ever make!
- It tastes even better after a day or two in the fridge!
- It's great for any occasion, birthdays, holidays, and it's great as an everyday cake too!
(makes 12 large or 15 small squares)
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5 cups ground oats, or oat flour (150g)
- 1 cup spelt flour (125g)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup + 2 tbsp maple syrup (100ml)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (130g)
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt (125g)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (65g)
- 2 cups grated carrots (250g)
- 1 cup heavy cream (240ml)
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
NUTRITIONAL INFO (per large square):
- 255 calories
- fat 11.8g
- carb 28.1g
- protein 10.4g
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Line and coat a standard half sheet pan with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together oat flour, spelt flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon until well combined.
- Add the eggs, maple syrup, applesauce, melted butter and Greek yogurt into the same bowl of dry ingredients. Whisk until well combined, but avoid over-mixing the batter.
- Stir in the grated carrots and chopped walnuts into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared sheet pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake the cake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely.
- For the frosting, combine strained Greek yogurt, honey and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the whipped cream into the Greek yogurt mixture.
- Slice the cooled cake in half to form two layers. Spread a generous amount of frosting over the first layer, and then place the second layer on top. Cover the entire cake with the remaining frosting.
- Chill the cake in the fridge for a few hours or overnight to allow the frosting to set.
- Slice the chilled cake into 12-15 equal pieces and serve.