Wheat and Dairy Free Carrot Cake
This is a great way to get in a couple more fruit and veggies into your meal. Make into muffins for a single size breakfast portion (mainly just so you can have cake for breakfast)!
Wet Ingredients
½ cup apple sauce
½ cup honey
1/3 cup olive oil or grapeseed oil
2 eggs (or 2 tbsp ground flax seed soaked in 6 tbsp water)
¼ tsp Celtic sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
Dry Ingredients
1 cup whole grain spelt flour, rice flour, kamut flour or combination
1 cup raw carrot, grated
1 tsp baking powder
¾ tsp baking soda
¼ cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
In a bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients well. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix. Bake at 350oF in a greased square 8×8 inch pan, until a toothpick comes out clean, approximately 40 minutes (20 minutes for cupcakes in a muffin tin). Cool and serve.
Adapted from Sally Errey, Staying Alive! Cookbook for Cancer Free Living.
Nutritional Value of Select Ingredients
Whole grain flours – The risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and cancer can be reduced by simple changing from refined to whole grains. They are high in chromium, vitamins, minerals, protein, and fibre that are lost in the process of refining.
Carrots – Carrots are one of the best sources of beta carotene, which balances the immune system and reduces the risk of many cancers. They also guard against cardiovascular disease, reduce inflammation, slow the aging process, and are great for digestion disorders. Contain fibre, calcium, iron, and many other vitamins and minerals.
Honey – This is a natural sweetener that contains vitamins, minerals, and propolis. It is a great source of magnesium. A whole food, honey is an excellent replacement for brown or white cane sugar, which is detrimental to our health. Any sweetener, though, should be eaten in moderation, but when you do need to sweeten, try honey instead.
Walnuts – These nuts contain beneficial polyunsaturated fatty acids that are great for the brain and lowering cholesterol. They are also high in protein, fibre, minerals, and vitamins.
Pineapple – Pineapple is an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese. It is also rich in the enzyme bromelain, which aids in digestion, is an anti-inflammatory, and an anti-cancer agent. It can greatly reduce the swelling of carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, and gout.
