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Carrots and Oatmeal Oat Cake
A flourless-style oat cake with carrots, apple, cinnamon, raisins and optional cream-cheese icing.
From YouTube · Sep 5, 2025
A flourless-style oat cake with carrots, apple, cinnamon, raisins and optional cream-cheese icing.
15 min
Prep time
40 min
Cook time
55 min
Total time
8 slices
Yield
Ingredients
25 ingredients- 1 heaping cup (120 g) rolled oats
- Walnuts
- 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 2 medium carrots (~200g)
- 1 apple
- 3 tbsp Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 2 eggs
- Pinch of salt
- Sweetener to taste
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- Lemon zest
- 1 tbsp raisins
- 1 tsp baking soda
- A little lemon juice
- Crispy sprinkles (optional):
- 3 tbsp oat flakes
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- Sweetener to taste
- Icing:
- 1-1.5 cups (~250g) cream cheese or ricotta
- 2 tbsp Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1/4 tsp vanillin
- A little lemon juice
- Walnuts
Method
8 steps- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Mix rolled oats, ground cinnamon, grated carrots, chopped apple, Greek yogurt or sour cream, eggs, coconut oil, raisins, baking soda, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, sweetener, and walnuts in a bowl.
- Pour the batter into a baking pan.
- If using, prepare crispy sprinkles by mixing oat flakes, ground cinnamon, coconut oil, and sweetener.
- Sprinkle the crispy sprinkles mixture on top of the batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
- Prepare the icing by mixing cream cheese or ricotta, Greek yogurt or sour cream, vanillin, lemon juice, and walnuts.
- Once the cake is baked and cooled, spread the icing on top.
Recipe notes
Helpful tips
- Grate the carrots finely.
- Let the cake cool completely before icing.
- The source does not state the tin size or serving yield.
- Sweetener quantities are intentionally left to taste.
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Box grater
- Baking tin
- Spatula
- Small mixing bowl
Storage
If iced, refrigerate covered for up to 3 days.
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