Spiced Heba Carrot Cake
June 18, 2019

Spiced Heba Carrot Cake

Low Carb, Sugar-free
Servings : 12 slices
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking time : 60 minutes

Photography credit: The Good Roots

Dry Ingredients

1 packet Heba
1 Tbsp Baking powder
1 Tbsp Cinnamon
1 Tbsp mixed spice
½ tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cardamom (optional)
¼ cup + 1 Tbsp xylitol
1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Wet Ingredients

4 large eggs
2 cups milk of full cream milk
2 tsps vanilla essence
2 Tbsps coconut oil
1 cup finely grated carrots

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180'C and prepare a loaf tin.
  2. Mix all the dry ingredients together. Pulse the walnuts in the blender for quick roughly chopped pieces.
  3. In a separate bowl whisk the wet ingredients together.
  4. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix well.
  5. Pour into prepare loaf tin and bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Let it cool down and start with the topping.

Cream Cheese Topping

Ingredients

¼ cup xylitol
1 tsp vanilla
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 Tbsps cream
250 ml cream cheese

Method

  1. Blend everything together until smooth.
  2. Spread gently onto Spiced HEBA Carrot Cake.