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Individual Carrot Cakes

When you crave a sweet treat but want something low fat, try these carrot cakes - less than 2g of fat per cake - yummy served warm!

Individual Carrot Cakes
number of serves  makes 10
prep time 15 min prep
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ingredients

410g can Edgell Baby Carrots, drained
½ cup roughly chopped dried apricots
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup natural low fat yoghurt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1¼ cups plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
½ teaspoon ground ginger

instructions

step 1

Place drained Edgell Baby Carrots in a food processor and puree. Add remaining ingredients to processor and mix until thoroughly combined.

step 2

Pour mixture into a paper lined medium muffin pans. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out cleanly.

step 3

Stand for 5 minutes before removing. Serve dusted with lemon sugar (see tip below).

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recipe tip


  • Lightly sprinkle the top of each warm cake with 1 tablespoon caster sugar mixed with 1 teaspoon very finely grated lemon zest.

  • Stir in ½ cup sultanas before spooning into cake pans.

  • Omit ginger and add finely grated lemon rind.

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nutritional information

Qty per serving QTY PER 100g
Energy 881kJ (211Cal) 807kJ (193Cal)
Protein 5.1g 4.7g
Fat- Total 1.4g 1.3g
     - Saturated 0.4g 0.3g
Carbohydrate 42.7g 39.1g
     - Sugars 26.7g 24.5g
Dietary Fibre 2.3g 2.1g
Sodium 233mg 214mg
Potassium 250mg 229mg
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ingredients

410g can Edgell Baby Carrots, drained
½ cup roughly chopped dried apricots
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup natural low fat yoghurt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1¼ cups plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
½ teaspoon ground ginger

instructions

step 1

Place drained Edgell Baby Carrots in a food processor and puree. Add remaining ingredients to processor and mix until thoroughly combined.

step 2

Pour mixture into a paper lined medium muffin pans. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out cleanly.

step 3

Stand for 5 minutes before removing. Serve dusted with lemon sugar (see tip below).

Individual Carrot Cakes
 makes 10
 15 min prep

recipe tip


  • Lightly sprinkle the top of each warm cake with 1 tablespoon caster sugar mixed with 1 teaspoon very finely grated lemon zest.

  • Stir in ½ cup sultanas before spooning into cake pans.

  • Omit ginger and add finely grated lemon rind.

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