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Carrot cup cakes: Gluten free, no added sugar
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
4 carrots, grated
1 cup of desiccated coconut
5 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup of raisins
4 Stevia tabs
1 tsp of vanilla essence
1 tbs coconut oil
1 tsp cinnamon
2 heaped tbs flaxseed meal
Method:
– Preheat oven to 160 degrees.
– In a bowl crack 5 eggs and whisk.
– Grate carrots and add raisins.
– Melt coconut oil in a pan on low heat then add to bowl
– Add baking powder, stevia, vanilla essence, cinnamon, coconut and flaxseed meal
– Stir well.
– Place patty pans in a cup cake tray and add ingredients
– Place in oven for 30-35 minutes
– Check with a fork or knife to make sure mixture is cooked through
Note: Taste test before placing mixture into pans. You may want to add additional stevia, cinnamon or vanilla to suit taste.
Optional extra: 100g of Walnuts can also be added
Frosting (optional)
Ingredients:
100g of light cream cheese
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbs coconut oil
3 tabs of stevia
1 tsp vanilla essence
Method:
– Place cream cheese in a bowl with cinnamon, coconut oil, stevia and vanilla essence
– With a fork or electric beaters, beat or stir the cream cheese until an even consistency.
– Add extra cinnamon, vanilla or stevia if required.
– Using a spoon or knife, spread frosting onto carrot cake when removed from oven