"🥕 SPICED CARROT CAKE 🥕 with a drizzle of honey ✨🍯 i’ve topped mine with coconut yoghurt, ribboned carrots, crushed walnuts, pumpkin seeds, rosemary, + a generous drizzle of honey 😍 this loaf is also gluten + dairy-free & deliciously dense. here's the full recipe... enjoy! x⠀
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INGREDIENTS⠀
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100ml extra virgin olive oil⠀
3 large eggs⠀
1 1/2 cups coconut sugar (or raw / brown sugar)⠀
2 cups almond meal⠀
1/2 cup buckwheat flour (or another flour of your choice - plain, spelt, or wholemeal - if not worried about gluten)⠀
1 tsp baking powder⠀
1 tbs cinnamon⠀
1 tsp allspice⠀
1/2 tsp sea salt⠀
1/2 tsp bicarb soda (baking soda)⠀
1 tsp apple cider vinegar ⠀
2 1/2 cups grated carrot (about 3 carrots)⠀
3/4 cup walnuts, roughly chopped⠀
1/3 cup milk of your choice⠀
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METHOD⠀
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Preheat oven to 180C / 350F (fan forced).⠀
Line a loaf tin (23cm x 13cm / 9 inches x 5 1/2 inches) with baking paper, set aside.⠀
In a large mixing bowl whisk the olive oil, eggs, and sugar, until well combined.⠀
Add the remaining ingredients and fold together to combine.⠀
Pour the mixture into the pre-prepared tin and bake in the oven for 60 minutes.⠀
Once cooked remove from the oven and allow to cool before turning the loaf out.⠀
You can serve this loaf warm fresh from the oven or allow to cool completely in the fridge overnight.⠀
Top with a thick layer of coconut yoghurt or super thick natural yoghurt or mascarpone.⠀
Top with carrot ribbons, walnuts, fresh rosemary sprigs, and a generous drizzle of honey or pure maple syrup."
Spiced Carrot Loaf Cake
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