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March 21, 2017By: Cliona47 Comments
If you’re a fan of baking but still want to slim down, no matter what lifestyle plan you’re following, it’s important to find recipes which fit within that whilst still giving you the same satisfaction of baking something delicious! This Healthy Carrot Cake is the perfect healthy bake…and it’s gluten free too!
How Is This Healthy Carrot Cake Gluten Free?
This healthy carrot cake is absolutely gluten free because it’s made with oats! You obviously have to ensure that you’re using oats which are marked as gluten free, some are made in factories so can be cross contaminated, but as long as you do that you’re set! Personally I’m not gluten intolerant but I love to make recipes which can be enjoyed by everyone and this is one of those bakes. You can find more of my gluten free recipes here.
How Many Syns in this Healthy Carrot Cake?
The beautiful thing about this cake is that you can have two slices (the cake is 10 slices in total) as your Healthy Extra B! If you ask me, having two thick slices of cake beats two small slices of wholemeal bread any day. Using two slices as your Healthy Extra B this cake is five servings.
How great is that though, you can have two big slices of this cake for your Healthy Extra B and one syn all in! If you decide not to use your Healthy Extra B you’ll have to count an extra six syns for the oats in the recipe per serving, but 7 syns for two slices of cake is still pretty great!
The icing on this cake is a cream cheese icing, made using a mix of Philadelphia Light and vanilla yogurt which works really well! What’s even better, if you needed another reason to make this cake, is it has carrot in which is speed food! Whilst I don’t think you could exactly say you’re eating this cake as the speed on your plate, it dramatically reduces the calories in the cake and ups the health and nutrient factors too.
Why Is The Sweetener Synned In This Recipe?
Under Slimming World’s recent changes granulated sweetener has to be synned if there is a tablespoon or more per serving in the recipe. It is synned at 0.5 syns per tablespoon, but if it’s in the recipe at less than a tablespoon per portion you aren’t required to syn it. This recipe contains five tablespoons of sweetener and has five servings so the sweetener is synned at half a syn per tablespoon, a total of 2.5 syns in total…still so much better than sugar!
Making this Super Simple Healthy Carrot Cake
Find the recipe video below!
Cliona Keane
Yields 5
Serves 2
Super Simple Healthy Carrot Cake
A delicious and healthy carrot cake made using oats, low syn on Slimming World.
10 minPrep Time
40 minCook Time
50 minTotal Time
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5 based on 1 review(s)
Ingredients
- 2x Carrots (peeled and grated)
- 200g Oats (ensure they are gluten free if needed)
- 1tsp Baking Soda
- 2tsp Baking Powder
- 2tsp Cinnamon
- 2tsp Vanilla Extract
- 5tbsp Granulated Sweetener (I use Sukrin:1)
- 1x Vanilla Muller Light
- 4x Eggs
- 75g Philadelphia Light
- 1/2 Pot Vanilla Muller Light
- Food Processor
- Loaf Tin
For The Icing
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees.
- Add the oats, sweetener baking soda and baking powder in to your food processor and pulse until the oats turn into a course flour.
- Add the cinnamon, vanilla extract and pulse until blended.
- Add the eggs and yogurt and blend until smooth.
- Add the grated carrot and pulse until the grated carrots are combined.
- Line your loaf tin with baking paper or grease it depending on the kind of loaf tin you have.
- Tip in the cake mixture and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the cake is cooked through.
- Allow to cool for ten minutes and tip onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Use this time to make the icing.
- When the cake has cooled tip the icing over the top and allow it to drip down the sides.
- Mix the cream cheese and yogurt together until smooth.
- Taste it to make sure it's sweet enough for your tastes and add more yogurt if necessary.
To Make The Icing
Notes
2 syn per serving (two slices) using your Healthy Extra B. Add six syns per serving (two slices) if not using your Healthy Extra B.
Nutrition
7.8.1.2
144
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47 Comments
Sarah pybus
21/03/2017 at 2:49 pm
Could i have recipe for carrot cake
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Cliona
21/03/2017 at 3:54 pm
Hi Sarah, the recipe is in this post above.
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Thirza
21/03/2017 at 3:47 pm
Please send me all these delicious recipes.
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Cliona
21/03/2017 at 3:55 pm
Hi Thirza, I'm glad you like my recipes! Feel free to have a proper search around the website and you'll find loads more!
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Hannah Healy
21/03/2017 at 4:24 pm
There is nothing better than a great carrot cake. So full of great ingredients. Thanks for sharing! <3
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Cliona
21/03/2017 at 4:26 pm
Thanks Hannah!
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Una
26/03/2017 at 4:12 pm
Hannah what could I use instead of muller light vanilla?
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Cliona
27/03/2017 at 2:19 pm
You could use any syn free vanilla flavoured yogurt :)
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Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food
21/03/2017 at 4:40 pm
This post had me scrambling over to Wikipedia to find out what Syns and Synning were! My husband adores carrot cake, but detests diets. What he doesn't know won't hurt him, eh? This sounds yummy, especially with that cream cheese icing!
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Cliona
23/03/2017 at 11:26 am
Thanks Michelle! It all sounds very complicated I know, but trust me it isn't! Slimming World is more like a lifestyle plan anyway...so there's really no need to tell him ;)
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Anne Woodward
19/04/2017 at 5:39 am
Thought blitzing oats would be a tweak ending up high syns ? ?
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Cliona
21/04/2017 at 12:44 pm
Hi Anne, tweaks only reference a free food being made into a non free food like flour. For example if this used quinoa as flour then that would be a tweak as you'd be in danger of overeating the quinoa and putting your weight loss at risk. With oats however you are either synning them or using it as your Healthy Extra B and therefore you are limited to the amount you can eat and therefore it isn't a tweak. If you don't use these as your Healthy Extra B then you have to syn the oats as oats, but if you are using your HexB then you can count the oats as syn free for that given quantity. Hope that helps!
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Emily @ Recipes to Nourish
21/03/2017 at 4:50 pm
Swoon! I LOVE carrot cake! I am all about all things carrot cake year-round. I wish I had a slice of this beautiful cake to enjoy with breakfast this morning.
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Cliona
23/03/2017 at 11:26 am
Thanks Emily!
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maria closetohme
21/03/2017 at 5:03 pm
by far carrot cake is my favorite, I often ask for it for my bday. Well I make it, love the lighter version too.
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Cliona
23/03/2017 at 11:26 am
I love it too!
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Rae
21/03/2017 at 5:10 pm
Carrot cake is one of my favorites. The restaurant that catered my wedding actually had a mostly guilt-free carrot cake using quinoa; it was easily the best carrot cake I've ever had in my life but have yet to replicate it. I'll have to try your cake in the meantime. :)
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Cliona
23/03/2017 at 11:27 am
I've not tried it with quinoa before but I have heard that it's lovely that way!
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Henriette von Schilling
08/08/2020 at 2:12 pm
Hi! Have made this recipe three times in the last two months... I make 12 cupcakes out of this mix, so I can just take one, and know my quantities. But I have two questions about alternatives.1) Can I use liquid sweetener instead, and how much?2) Is there an alternative to eggs?Thanks /H
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Cliona
24/09/2020 at 1:25 pm
Hi Henriette, I'm so glad you like the recipe! I think you could certainly use a liquid sweetener, but you would need to adjust the quantities based on whatever sweetener you were using. In terms of egg alternatives, I haven't tried it myself but I know people often use a flaxseed or chia seed mixture instead of eggs for vegan recipes. If you look up substitution quantities you should be able to find the information you need. I'm intrigued to hear how it goes!
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Sue
21/03/2017 at 7:51 pm
How many slices should it serve ?
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Cliona
23/03/2017 at 11:25 am
Hi Sue, the cake should be 10 slices which is 5 servings. Hope that helps!
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Sandra Cameron
10/01/2018 at 8:57 pm
At the top it says serves two?
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Cliona
13/01/2018 at 10:29 am
Each serving is two slices ?
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Ann
23/03/2017 at 10:54 pm
What temperature do you bake this cake
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Cliona
24/03/2017 at 2:07 pm
It's baked at 180 degrees.
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Isabel Blackburn
24/03/2017 at 6:05 am
I love carrot cake but I don't have a food processor. Would it work using a blender instead. Thanks
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Cliona
24/03/2017 at 2:06 pm
Hi Isabel, a blender would definitely work!
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Emma Smith
26/03/2017 at 4:03 am
High Cliona, does turning the oats into a sort of flour increase syn value even more? Only my consultant says that once you alter the natural state if it, it has to be synned ?? I really want to try this recipe but am worried I may be having more syns than described :o/ thanks for your brilliant posts and site x
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Cliona
27/03/2017 at 2:21 pm
Hi Emma, don't worry! It's not a tweak if it's being used as your Healthy Extra B and if you're not using it as that you're synning it anyway so you're not in danger of overeating. A tweak only counts for free foods being used in a different way, for example if quinoa was being used as the flour, this would need to be synned as flour!
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Michelle
27/03/2017 at 3:37 pm
I make the syns 26 for the whole cake (25g oats =4syns, Philadelphia light 25g=2syns)
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Cliona
28/03/2017 at 1:56 pm
Hi Michelle, as explained in the recipe the recipe the oats in this can be used as your Healthy Extra B or are synned.
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Monika Dabrowski
28/03/2017 at 5:22 pm
This really is a healthy cake and it looks so beautiful too! I've never used sweetener instead of sugar, I must take a look at that section in the supermarket next time I go shopping.
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Hannah
08/04/2017 at 11:02 am
Hi this is my 3rd time making this carrot cake and its delicious. Thank you
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Amelia
10/04/2017 at 2:13 pm
Made this cake today it looks great can't wait to try it. How long does the cake keep for? Do i need to store it in the fridge?
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Cliona
11/04/2017 at 5:06 pm
Enjoy! It lasts about 3-4 days. You don't need to sore it in the fridge :)
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Lynbe
14/04/2017 at 8:07 am
I'm sure the syns are much higher than stated. The oats are 40g for your hex b then 7 syn s per 40g on top of that. Add the sweetener and it must be at least 30 syns for the whole cake.
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Cliona
15/04/2017 at 11:20 am
Hi Lynne, the syns stated are per slice not for the whole cake and also take into account using two slices as your HexB. If you do not do this then you have to syn the oats accordingly.
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Katy
30/09/2017 at 12:34 pm
I agree, the syns are very difficult to work out, especially as it says serves 2. Perhaps if the recipe said how many to cut it into to make it the HEB and 2 syns per serving then it would be easier to understand
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JENNIFER
07/05/2017 at 5:40 pm
Not on slimming world, could I use spelt flour instead of the oats?
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Cliona
07/05/2017 at 11:56 pm
Absolutely, it would work a treat! You may need to adjust the liquid slightly so maybe add gradually and mix until you get the right consistency!
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Martin
21/10/2020 at 6:35 pm
Hi made 2 of these cakes lovely texture , but not at all sweet I’m using Betty winters granulated sweetener should this make a difference? It just needs to be sweeter Martin
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Cliona
21/10/2020 at 7:47 pm
Hi Martin, thanks for your comment. It may indeed be the kind of sweetener you're using, but I haven't used that specific brand before so I can't say for sure. You could try adding a bit more sweetener if you like, or maybe adding a natural sweetener like agave syrup for an extra sweet touch. If you do the latter though just make sure to account for it in the syn value if you're following Slimming World! All the best, Cliona
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Claire
01/11/2018 at 1:36 pm
Made this today came out fab. When I tasted it, it seemed salty ( no idea why) ! I stuck to all the ingredients x
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Cliona
02/11/2018 at 4:27 pm
Hi Claire, that's very odd. None of the ingredients are salty, so I can only imagine that maybe some salt has migrated its way into your sweetener, or maybe that the oats somehow have salt in? Otherwise I really can't imagine why! I'm very glad it came out well anyway, maybe put a big dollop of sweetened yogurt on if its a little salty for some reason?
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Gaynelle Samuel
15/09/2019 at 10:00 pm
Made this cake today to take to a garden party and it was an absolute hit. Not a huge fan of sweetener, so I replaced the 5tbsp with 3tbsp of Honey instead, though I know I’ll need to adjust the syns per serving accordingly. This is definitely now my go-to Carrot Cake recipe.
★★★★★
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Cliona
04/10/2019 at 7:56 am
Fantastic! I'm so glad you all enjoyed it!
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