Nutritionist's 'delightful' healthy carrot cake loaf that's the perfect breakfast treat
Nutritionist and influencer Emily English has wowed food fans with an indulgent yet healthy breakfast treat - a cake. Using flavours of one of the most popular cakes around - carrot - she’s rustled up the perfect recipe for your next baking adventure.
Emily has gained a lot of attention over the years for creating delectable and healthy recipes, without compromising on taste. One of her creations from October was a sumptuous carrot cake loaf that’s the perfect breakfast pick-me-up.
She captioned the post: “Who wouldn’t want to eat cake for breakfast? This moist, spiced loaf is packed with fibre and healthy fats for a gut-friendly start to the day, with an optional cream cheese maple kefir topping that is just so good.”
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If you’re keeping health in mind, one slice of the breakfast loaf has just 250 calories. In the video, Emily said: “I can confidently say that this is one of the best healthy bakes I’ve made yet. This moist, luxurious carrot cake is full of fibre, healthy fats and all of that gut-loving goodness.”
The nutritionist's healthy and indulgent breakfast loaf received a mountain of praise, including from the food wizards at BBC Good Food, who said: “This looks delightful.”
@fitwith_fee commented: “My only fear is I know I’ll never be able to eat just one slice!!!”
Alana agreed, “Made this but swapped olive oil for yoghurt to lower the cals. It is AMAZING and I’m now going to buy the cookbook and meal prep guide,” while Lucy said, “I’ve followed your breakfast banana bread recipe enough times to know I need to try this.”
Aaron declared: “Hands down your best bake ever.”
Another wrote: “I made this yesterday & it’s all gone, so I’ve just made another one, house full of hungry boys, we love all of your recipes but this one is definitely a favourite.” Georgie agreed: “I CANNOT COPE! This looks sensational.”
So if you’re looking for a recipe to pimp up your breakfast time, this is what you’ll need for Emily’s loaf.
Breakfast Carrot Cake Loaf
Ingredients
140g dates, pitted
1 scant tsp bicarbonate of soda (for soaking dates)
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp each nutmeg and ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
2 large eggs
180g grated carrot
50g chopped roasted mixed nuts
150ml olive oil
2 tsp baking powder
100g wholemeal flour
3 tbsp milk
100g jumbo oats
Zest of 1 orange
Maple Cream Cheese Kefir Topping
100g kefir yogurt
100g low-fat cream cheese
1–2 tbsp maple syrup
Method
Soak dates in 150ml hot water with bicarbonate for ten minutes, drain, and reserve two to three tablespoons of liquid. Blend dates and reserved liquid to a paste.
Mix the date paste with sugar, eggs, and olive oil until smooth, then stir in carrots, nuts, and zest. Add flour, baking powder, spices, and oats, mixing gently.
Add milk, pour into a non-stick loaf tin, and bake at 160°C for 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely.
For topping, blend kefir yogurt, cream cheese, and maple syrup until smooth. Spread over each slice. Enjoy!
