
Carrot cake with Matcha Lemon Icing
Prep Time:
15 Minutes
Cook Time:
40 Minutes
Serves:
8 Servings
Level:
About the Recipe
This cake is so easy to make! It’s nourishing, moist and you’ll want more than one piece. The Matcha & Lemon icing is a nice twist on a classic too.

Ingredients
1 Large very ripe banana
1 cup finely grated carrot or or a chunky grate for more texture.
1/3 cup olive oil or melted butter
1/3 cup maple syrup
1T coconut sugar
1/4 cup almond milk (or any milk)
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup almond meal
1 cup buckwheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 180C fan bake
Mix the wet ingredients together in a bowl then add the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
Pour into lined cake tin 20x20cm
Bake for 35-40 mins or until *just cooked through. ( if you insert a skewer it should come out clean )
Leave to cool.
You can ice with traditional butter cream ( 1/4 cup butter softened and 1-2 cups icing sugar) add lemon zest from 1 lemon & 1-2 tsp matcha powder.
Or for non refined sugar try Monk fruit powder.@sheridanjoyaustin has a great icing/buttercream recipe.
Alternatively vanilla coconut yoghurt then add the zest of one lemon & 1 tsp matcha.
And a dusting of matcha on top too!
✨Enjoy