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Billy mixing up the ingredients of his carrot cake

Participant Spotlight: Billy

Calling all Kitchen Kreations members!

When life gives you too many carrots, what’s the solution? You make Carrot Cake, of course! 🥕🍰 Billy has whipped up a delightful dairy-free recipe that’s bound to satisfy your sweet tooth without compromising on taste.

Here’s a sneak peek at the recipe: Ingredients:

• Olive oil – to grease the pan

• ½ cup brown sugar

• ¾ cup olive oil

• ½ cup golden syrup

• 3 eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla essence

• 1 cup Self Raising flour

• ½ cup Plain flour

• 1 tsp bicarb soda

• ½ tsp ground cinnamon

• 2 medium carrots, peeled and grated.

For the Icing:

• ½ cup pure icing sugar

• ½ tsp vanilla essence

• 250g spreadable cream cheese

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 170C (150C fan forced). Grease and flour a 20cm round pan, and line with baking paper..

2. In a large bowl, sift together both flours, bicarb and cinnamon.

3. In another bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, olive oil, syrup eggs and ½ tsp vanilla.

4. Add the oil mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon.

5. Mix in your grated carrots.

6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

7. Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting, you can use your favourite dairy-free frosting recipe or opt for a traditional cream cheese frosting if dairy isn’t an issue for you.

Let’s give a big round of applause to Billy for sharing this scrumptious recipe with us! 🎉 Feel free to try it out and share your creations with the group. Happy baking!