Homemade carrot cake!
Do you dare? This delicious one homemade carrot cake. Make it yourself with this delicious recipe. We are curious what you think about it.
Preparation time: 15 to 20 minutes + 40 minutes oven time
You need:
- Owen
- Cake tin
- food processor
- Mixer
- 2 bowls
Allergy information: homemade carrot cake
- Lactose-free possible: For a lactose-free variant, use vegan protein powder, lactose-free or vegetable cottage cheese and lactose-free or vegetable cream cheese.
- Gluten free
Ingredients: homemade carrot cake
- 120 grams of oatmeal
- 50 grams almond flour
- 4 eggs
- 2 scoops (vegan) vanilla protein powder
- 150 grams of low-fat cottage cheese
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 15 grams baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 150 grams grated carrot (or carrot julienne)
- 30 grams of walnuts
Topping:
- 100 grams of low-fat cottage cheese
- 50 grams of cream cheese
- 10 grams of vanilla protein powder
- Dash of vanilla aroma
- 10 grams of walnuts
Preparation: homemade carrot cake
- Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius.
- Grind the oatmeal into oatmeal in a food processor.
- In a bowl, mix all the dry ingredients (protein powder, oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon).
- In another bowl, beat the eggs for about 4 minutes. Add low-fat cottage cheese, maple syrup and vanilla flavoring to the eggs and mix well. Then add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and stir well.
- Finely chop the walnuts and grate the carrot if necessary. Add both to the batter and mix well.
- Line a cake tin with baking paper and pour in the batter.
- Bake the carrot cake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
- Check with a skewer whether the cake is done. If nothing sticks to the skewer, the cake is ready. Let cool.
- In the meantime, make the cream cheese frosting by mixing cottage cheese, cream cheese, vanilla flavoring and protein powder. Top the cooled carrot cake with the frosting and chopped walnuts.
Toppings and other recipes
For the topping of the recipes you can use both homemade almond paste and homemade gingerbread granola. Below are suggestions on how to use these toppings in each recipe:- Protein-rich pancakes:
- Sprinkle the pancakes with a spoonful of homemade almond butter for a creamy and nutty taste.
- Sprinkle a handful of homemade gingerbread granola over the pancakes for a crispy and tasty texture.
- Homemade banana bread:
- Spread slices of banana bread with a layer of homemade almond butter for a delicious combination of sweet and nutty.
- Sprinkle a handful of homemade gingerbread granola over the top of the banana bread before baking it, so that the granola becomes crispy and forms a nice topping.
- Healthy cottage cheese with fruit:
- Stir a spoon homemade almond butter through the cottage cheese for a creamy and nutty taste.
- Garnish the cottage cheese with a handful homemade gingerbread granola and freshly cut fruit for extra crunch and sweetness.
- Chocolate smoothie bowl:
- Add a spoonful of homemade almond butter as a topping for a creamy and nutty addition to your smoothie bowl.
- Sprinkle the smoothie bowl with homemade gingerbread granola for a crunchy texture and a hint of sweetness.
- Acai bowl with mango:
- Spoon a generous spoonful of homemade almond paste on top of the Açai bowl for extra flavor and a creamy texture.
- Sprinkle a handful of homemade gingerbread granola over the Açai bowl as a topping for a crunchy contrast and a subtle sweetness.
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