Gluten Free Walnut and Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

\n[caption id="attachment_33366" align="alignright" width="300"] Carrot and Walnut cake[/caption]\n\n1 ½ cups Gluten free Self Raising flour (I used Orgran brand)
\n1 level teaspoon cinnamon
\n1 level teaspoon nutmeg
\n¾ cup dried Raisins
\n¾ cup Walnuts
\n½ cup Naturally Sweet Xylitol
\n3 grated carrots (about 340 grams)
\n3 lightly beaten eggs
\n¼ cup Greek yoghurt (for those intolerant to milk use Sheep’s Yoghurt)
\n125 ml Rice Bran Oil\n\nOrange Frosting
\nGrated rind of 1 orange
\n75 grams cream cheese ( I used a brand called Tofutti –a soya based one)
\n20 grams Milk free margarine (I used Nutlex brand)
\n1 ½ cups Naturally Sweet Xylitol Icing sugar\n\n

Method:

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Preheat oven to 150 C. fan forced and grease a 20 cm round ring cake tin
\nMix well all dry ingredients in a large bowl
\nAdd the grated carrots
\nIn a separated bowl combine well all the wet ingredients
\nAdd tp dry mixture Mixing well
\nPlace into ring cake tin and place into oven
\nBake for approx 45 minutes or till cooked
\nCook on rack and when cool
\nIce\n\nIcing
\nCream all ingredients until light and fluffy.
\nSpread onto cake and enjoy!!\n\n

Recipe courtesy of Sue L Gold Coast

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