Slimming World Carrot Cake Recipe
A delicious carrot cake with a quark frosting
Servings 8 Slices
Calories 208kcal
Cost £0.24
Equipment
- Grater
- Mixing Bowl
- Silicone Spatula
- Loaf Tin
Ingredients
- 175 g Self Raising Flour
- 110 g Sunflower Spread
- 50 g Raisins
- 7 g Sweetener
- 1 Orange - Juice and zest
- 50 g Carrots
- ½ tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- ½ tsp Mixed Spice
- 3 Eggs
Frosting
- 125 g Quark
- ¼ tsp Mixed Spice
- ¼ tsp Orange - zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4
- Use a loaf tin liner to line the loaf tin ready for the cake mixture.
- Grate the carrot and set aside for later.
- In a bowl, add the flour, mixed spice, cinnamon, sweetener and baking powder togeter.
- Add the spread to the mixture and mix until the mixture is starting to come together, then add orange juice and zest, then add one egg at a time, mixing until it is fully combined.
- Add the grated carrot and raisins and mix together until fully combined.
- Put the mixture into the lined loaf tin.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean from the middle of the cake.
- Once out of the oven, remove from the loaf tin and place on a wire rack to cool for an hour.
- Once the cake is cool, you can then start working on the frosting.
- Add the quark, orange zest and mixed spice into a bowl, mix together until fully combined.
- Spread the quark mixture over the top of the cake and leave in the fridge to firm up for an hour.
- Cut the cake into 8 slices and enjoy with a hot drink.
Notes
*Prices correct as of July 2021
*This is 6 Syns per serving
| INGREDIENTS | WEIGHT | CALORIES | PRICE |
| Self Raising Flour | 175 g | 692 kcal | £0.06 |
| Sunflower Spread | 110 g | 396 kcal | £0.22 |
| Raisins | 50 g | 150 kcal | £0.16 |
| Sweetener | 7 g | 24 kcal | £0.05 |
| Orange - Juice and zest | 1 | 69 kcal | £0.14 |
| Carrots | 50 g | 16 kcal | £0.01 |
| Baking Powder | 1/2 tsp | 1 kcal | £0.01 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp | 6 kcal | £0.07 |
| Mixed Spice | 1/2 tsp | 6 kcal | £0.05 |
| Egg | 3 | 216 kcal | £0.45 |
| FROSTING | |||
| Quark | 125 g | 82 kcal | £0.50 |
| Mixed Spice | 1/4 tsp | 3 kcal | £0.02 |
| Orange - zest | 1/4 tsp | 6 kcal | £0.14 |
| TOTAL | 1667 kcal | £1.88 | |
| PER SERVING | 208 kcal | £0.24 |