A lower carb carrot cake can make a fabulous treat with your morning/afternoon tea or coffee, and also works well as a dessert. This Low Carb Carrot Cake is fine without icing, however if you are a fan of cream cheese icing, mix cream cheese, lemon juice and 1 tbsp of stevia (sweetener) and ice when the cake is cold.
Here is what you will need:
3 cups grated carrot
5 eggs
1 cup Butter melted
3 tbsp Natvia (sweetener granulated)
1 ½ cups Almond meal/flour
2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
½ cup Chopped walnuts
1 tsp Mixed spice
2 tsp Vanilla essence
½ cup Coconut (desiccated or thread)
Here is what you do:
Beat eggs, melted butter, Natvia (sweetener), and vanilla together.
Add grated carrot, walnuts, and coconut then mix in the almond meal/flour & spices and baking powder.
Bake in a 25cm round tin or a loaf tin for 40 minutes at 170 degrees C or until firm to touch.
A knife inserted into the cake should come out clean
Nutrition Information:
Serves: 20
Calories: 174
Fat: 16.7g
Saturated fat: 7.9g
Carbohydrates: 1.7g
Sodium: 116mg
Protein: 4.0g
Nutrition Information:
Serves: 20
Calories: 174
Fat: 16.7g
Saturated fat: 7.9g
Carbohydrates: 1.7g
Sodium: 116mg
Protein: 4.0g
For help with measurement conversions see here
~ think I'll have a cup of tea with my slice ~
All the best Jan
43 comments:
It looks really good! I bet it's good without the frosting too, but that cream cheese frosting puts it over the top. :)
Dear Jan, thank you so much for sharing this recipe 😀 😊 ❤️
That looks good!
...is it true that a piece of carrot cake counts a serving of vegetable?
This does not even sound too sweet and I love carrots! Thank you (here in Madeley in the Cabin we do not even have an oven and the stove is in the cupboard!)
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Sounds delicious. And Tom, that would be great 🙂
I do love Carrot Cake!!!
Looks yummy.
Carrot cake is so delicious.
That looks fabulous!
It looks delicious, and thank you for the recipe!
Carrot cake is one of my favorites, and I haven't made it in a while, since we are abstaining from sugar. This recipe sounds wonderful, and I will print it out to try. Thank you Jan for always sharing such great recipes!
Delicious! Carrot cake is one of my favourites. Xx
It looks very good, love a nice carrot cake.
It looks really good and scrumptious.
The carrot cake looks yummy! Thanks for sharing.
Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
This looks very tasty. I've made gluten free carrot cake, but not low carb carrot cake. I need to try this so I'm saying the recipe. Thanks for sharing Jan.
Oh my...that does look delicious! Thank you for the lower carb recipe for it.
It's been a while since we made carrot cake.
God bless.
I have my second cuppa at hand and my fork is at the ready
One of my faves!
Looks good :-D
yummy
I used to think there was something so wrong putting vegetables in cakes! I love carrot cake. The best I ever had was in a small, independent coffee shop in my village {now closed} My boss would have them deliver slices to us in work! Such a treat!
I do like carrot cake! Thanks for this recipe!
another recipe that looks delicious!
Looks delicious, Jan.
Oh I love carrot cake but I eat it very rarely as it contains walnuts and my eldest is allergic.
That looks excellent Jan and yes please, I would love a cup of tea with my slice :) Very pretty image of the cup and saucer too. All the best, Denise
THANK YOU EVERYONE
Many thanks for sharing your thoughts and comments.
Both Tom and 'Doodles n Daydreams' commented wouldn't it be good if a piece of carrot cake counts as a serving of vegetable ...
I certainly think it a good idea to have a slice of cake that contains additional vegetables, and baking this way can be a good way to introduce children to eating more vegetables!
The recipe on this post is for a lower carb version of cake, and it makes a nice treat for those who are trying to reduce the sugar/carbs in their diet.
If you'd like to read more about what the UK's NHS considers '5 A Day' have a look here:-
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/5-a-day/5-a-day-what-counts/
All the best Jan
Probably my favorite cake...no calories there!!
Looks really good. I truly love me a good carrot cake. I don't frost it, I like it just as it is.
Hey Jan! I am so confused these days. You have been a faithful follower for years. Please excuse me! What am I like??? Anyway, I do LOVE carrot cake!! 🥕
I love carrot cake but haven't had any in quite a while.
I do miss having carrot cake and my birthday is coming up, I may have to try this for it!
I really need to get some almond flour and try some of these!
I LOVE carrot cake. :-) Thank you!!
This looks so good. I can certainly have a piece of this.
i LOVE carrot cake and would you believe i have never made it. i always get it when we go out and it is such a special treat!!
I love carrot cake. Haven't had it in a long time.
Carrot cake is a favourite sweet treat in this house and your low carb version looks just as delicious as any other type. I'm sure it tastes just as good too. Thank you for sharing this, Jan.
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