Low fat carrot cake recipe from GuernseyFrench

dairy free nut free kids can help can make in advance ok to freeze low fat
Category
Cake and dessert recipes
ServesNot stated
Prep time 20 mins
Cook time60-75 mins

Mumsnetter ratings

based on (3) reviews
Ease of finding ingredients 10
Ease of cooking10
Success with kids8.5
Success with adults10
Overall Mark 10

Ingredients

225g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt
175g muscovado sugar
225g grated carrot
2 medium eggs (beaten)
3 tbsp corn oil
juice 1 orange
For the frosting:
225g low fat soft cheese
4 tbsp icing sugar

Handy Hint

You can do this low fat carrot cake recipe without the frosting if you wish to limit the amount of sugar eaten.

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C.
2. Prepare a round cake tin with baking paper.
3. Place the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, ground ginger and salt into a bowl.
4. Add the sugar and carrots.
5. Beat together the eggs, oil and orange juice. Add them into the dry mix bowl. Mix the ingredients together well.
6. Spoon the mixture into the tin and bake for about 1 hour, until firm to the touch or when a skewer inserted comes out clean.
7. Beat the soft cheese until soft, sift the icing sugar. Mix well.
8. Remove the carrot cake from the tin and add the frosting.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: Worcestershirewalkies on Sat 31-Mar-12 19:19:56 Overall rating: 9.8
Absolutely fabulous and easy to make. The kids loved it and I have tried making it with half sugar and half sweetner for my husband who is diabetic and it still tasted great.
From: bosch on Mon 01-Mar-10 23:03:35 Overall rating: 9.5
This is great! Very easy and quick. I (normally a slave to recipes) used two tsp of mixed spices instead of ground gingeran added 4oz raisins. Cooked in 8" tin at 180C in fan oven for 50 mins. Can't give it a perfect 10 cos ds2 won't even try it (yuck, carrots in a cake!)
From: GuernseyFrench on Wed 05-Aug-09 17:53:07 Overall rating: 0.0



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