The Healthy Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 240 grams carrots (grated)
• 120 grams pineapples (tinned, drained and chopped)
• 60 grams raisins (lightly chopped)
• 60 grams walnuts (toasted, cooled and chopped coarsely)
• 240 grams self-raising flour
• 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon powder
• 1/4 teaspoons nutmeg powder
• 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoons vanilla essence (add to eggs)
• 3 eggs
• 210 grams castor sugar
• 180 ml cooking oil

Method

Sift the flour with soda and baking powder. Add castor sugar.

Whisk eggs until frothy in a separate bowl. Add in vanilla essence.

Pour egg mixture into the flour and stir well. Then add grated carrots followed by cooking oil. Add in the chopped pineapples and stir well.

Then add in the raisins and walnuts.

Pour mixture into a greased and floured tray and bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 45 minutes.

Remove from oven and allow to stand to cool