Healthy Carrot Cake (slimming world friendly)

Ingredients

• 110g low fat spread (20 syns)
• 25g half spoon sugar (2.5 syns)
• 50g granulated stevia
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp mixed spice
• pinch of salt
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 175g self raising flour, sifted (28 syns)
• 1 medium-large carrot, peeled and grated
• 30g raisins (5 syns)
• zest of 1 orange
• 1 tbsp orange juice
• pecans to decorate

Icing

• 1/3 to ½ small tub of fat free Quark
• zest of half an orange, plus a little extra to decorate
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Method

• Preheat oven to gas mark 4
• Butter up the sides and base of a round spring form tin
• Beat together the low fat spread, stevia granules and sugar until light & fluffy. Mix in the eggs one at a time, then add the salt & spices.
• Fold in the flour and baking powder, bit by bit, then mix in the carrot, raisins, and orange zest & juice.
• Pour the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a metal skewer inserted comes out clean.
• Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes, then remove to a wire rack.
• To make the icing, mix together the quark, protein powder, orange zest and mixed spice.
• Once the cake is cooled, spread the icing over the top, sprinkle a little zest, add the pecans, cut into slices, and enjoy