Zucchini Carrot Orange Walnut Syrup Cake

Ingredients

  • 150g zucchini, grated
  • 150g carrots, grated
  • 3 Tbsp grated orange rind
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut sugar
  • 2 cups spelt flour
  • 1/2 cup wholewheat flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp all spice
  • 1/2 cup macadamia or coconut oil
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups full fat coconut yoghurt

Syrup

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 tsp orange zest
  • 1/3 cup water

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 180C and grease a cake tin.

  2. Combine zucchini, carrots, orange rind, walnuts, sugar, flours, baking soda, baking powder and spice in a large bowl.

  3. Whisk oil, egg and 1 cup yoghurt together in a jug.

  4. Add to zucchini mix and combine well.

  5. Pour into prepared pan.

  6. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre of cake comes out clean.

Syrup

  1. Place maple syrup, orange juice, cinnamon and 1/3 cup of water in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil.

  2. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 5 minutes.

  3. Remove from heat. Stir in orange zest.

Serving

  1. Pour 1/2 the syrup over the cake and allow syrup to completely soak into cake.

  2. Serve warm with remaining yoghurt and drizzle with remaining syrup.

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