Chia Carrot Cake

Super Yummy Chia Carrot Cake – This family recipe will never disappoint – sweet, moist carrot cake enriched with chia seeds and topped with tangy cream cheese icing. The perfect cake for a celebration or an afternoon tea treat. It is 100% made from scratch, easy to make, versatile, and utterly delicious. One of our most popular recipes!

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Chia Carrot Cake

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This family recipe will never disappoint – sweet, moist carrot cake enriched with chia seeds and topped with tangy cream cheese icing. The perfect cake for a celebration or an afternoon tea treat.

• Author: The Chia Company
• Prep Time: :15
• Cook Time: :45
• Total Time: 1:00
• Yield: 6 1x
• Category: Dessert
• Method: Oven

Ingredients

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• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup chia gel (chia mixed with water)
• 1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/3 tsp of bicarbonate soda
• 1 1/3 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/3 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup raw sugar
• 2 cups raw carrots grated
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• Icing:
• Cream cheese
• Icing sugar
• Coconut flakes

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Instructions

1. Heat oven to 300 F.
2. Beat eggs and sugar together, add chia gel, sift in flour, add dry ingredients and lastly add carrots, nuts and vanilla.
3. Mix and pour into lined cake pan. Cook for around 30 minutes or until done – testing with a skewer, which will come away clean when the cake is ready.
4. Let cake cool. Mix cream cheese and icing sugar, and ice when cake cooled. Sprinkle with coconut flakes.