Carrot cake made with honey and olive oil
Try this version of carrot cake made using olive oil and honey. Serve with a dollop of yoghurt and enjoy with a cuppa.
Serves: 13
Time to make: 1 hr 25 mins , plus cooling
Hands-on time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- 2 cups grated carrot
- ¾ cup ground almonds
- 1⅔ cup wholemeal self-raising flour
- 1½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- 3 eggs
- zest 1 orange and 3 tablespoons juice
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- ⅓ cup currants
- 4 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons runny honey, plus 2 tablespoons extra to serve
- 500g pot reduced-fat Greek-style yoghurt
- ⅓ cup unsalted pistachios, roughly chopped, to serve
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Instructions
1 Heat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4 and line a 1kg loaf tin with baking paper.
2 In a large bowl, mix together the grated carrot, almonds, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, eggs, orange zest and juice, olive oil, currants, the honey and 2/3 cup of the yoghurt until combined.
3 Pour the cake batter into the prepared tin, then bake for 1 hr–1 hr 10 min until the cake is golden and a skewer pushed into the centre comes out clean.
4 Remove the cake from the oven and leave to cool in the tin. When cool, cut the cake into 12 slices and serve each with a dollop of nutty yogurt made by putting the remaining yoghurt in a small bowl, sprinkling with the pistachios and drizzling with the 2 tablespoons honey.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 262cal
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Kilojoules 1096kJ
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Protein 11.2g
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Total fat 12.2g
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–Saturated fat 2.1g
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Carbohydrates 28.5g
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–Sugars 16.3g
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Dietary fibre 3.7g
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Sodium 79mg
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Calcium 102mg
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Iron 1.7mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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Delicious.
Served this as a dessert at a dinner party and was repeatedly asked where I had found this decadent recipe.
No-one had any inkling it was a healthy, low sugar, lowfat recipe,
Can you freeze it?
Hi there
Yes, this freezes well. Just don’t freeze the yoghurt you serve it with.
Warm regards
Jenny, HFG editor