Story: Carrot Cake
Episode: 9
Presenter: Teresa Cutter
Air Date: 2 November 2025

Teresa shares her Carrot Cake recipe!

Ingredients

• 500 g carrots, grated
• 3 large eggs
• 125 ml raw honey
• 60 ml light-flavoured olive oil
• Maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 300 g (3 cups) almond meal
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 120 g (1/2 cup) raisins or sultanas
• 120 g (1/2 cup) walnuts

Frosting

• 500 g cream cheese, room temperature
• 250 ml (1 cup) thick Greek yogurt or labneh
• 4 tablespoons raw honey
• zest from 1 orange
  

Method

• PREHEAT your oven to 160°C fan forced. Lightly grease a 22 cm round cake tin and line with baking paper.
• COMBINE carrot, eggs, olive oil, honey, vanilla, almond meal, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking powder in a large bowl.
• MIX well by hand until combined. Fold in raisins and walnuts.
• POUR into the prepared cake tin.
• BAKE for 45 - 50 minutes or until cooked through. If necessary, cover with
• foil to prevent burning.
• REMOVE from the oven and allow to cool completely in the tin then
• turn out.
• COMBINE all the FROSTING ingredients in a bowl until smooth and creamy.
• SPREAD the frosting over the cake and enjoy.