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Carrot Cake Recipe

SamJB

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Adapted this from the recipe on the back of the Splenda box. I substituted flour for ground almonds. By my reckoning about 15g carbs in the whole thing. I had a unit of insulin for a 1 inch slice and my BS dropped by 2 mmol/l, so there's next to no carbs in a slice. When I make it again, I'll increase the amount of mixed spice and perhaps baking powder or add egg whisked egg whites. Here's my adapted recipe:

150g almond flour
1 tsp baking powder (I don't think this raises the cake enough, so you could fold in whiked egg whites as per Lovinglife's comment below)
2 eggs
2 tsp mixed spice (maybe a little more, to taste)
7 tbsp splenda
100g butter
1tsp vanilla extract
225g grated carrots
30g chopped walnuts

Icing:
100g soft cheese
1tbsp splenda
1tsp lemon juice

Mix ingredients together, put in an oven on 180 for 45 mins - 1 hour. Then eat!

As this worked so well, I guess you can probably substitute normal flour for almonds flour in most cakes.
 
Sounds delish. Would that be baked in a loaf tin or a round one. Which size?
 
It is delish! I used a loaf tin of 9 inches x 4.5 inches.
 
Sounds very nice! be careful upping the baking powder though - even a little extra can be tasted and can make your cake a bit "soda" tasting - I can always tell when someone has been heavy handed with the baking powder - it sort of tingles on your tongue! - if you want a lighter cake with a bit more raise try seperating the eggs and whisking the egg whites then folding them in gently to the rest of the mixture
 
Good idea. I've adjusted the recipe accordingly.
 
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