No Sugar Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2.5 tsp baking powder
• 1.5 tsp cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup walnuts or 3/4 cup dry roasted macadamia nuts
• 4 oz butter, melted
• 1/2 cup dried dates, seeded, finely chopped into a paste
• 3 ripe bananas
• 1.5 cups grated carrots
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 2 eggs, lightly whisked

Frosting (Optional)

• 6 oz cream cheese (room temp)
• 3 tbsp agave nectar or 3 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350F
2. Butter an 8x8 cake pan and line with parchment paper
3. Sift / mix 2 cups flour, 2.5 tsp baking powder, 1.5 tsp cinnamon, 0.5 tsp salt
4. Stir in 3/4 walnuts (or macadamia nuts)
5. "Just melt" 4oz butter
6. Stir in 1/2 cup dates (mix in food processor to make a "date butter")
7. In a separate bowl, mash/stir 3 ripe bananas with 1.5 cups grated carrots
8. Stir in the "date butter"
9. Stir in 1/2 cup yogurt and 2 eggs
10. Add the flour mixture and stir until everything just comes together
11. Spoon into pan
12. Bake 50-60 minutes until a toothpick tests clean
13. Remove and let cool

Frosting (Optional)

1. Whip together 6 oz cream cheese and 3 tbsp agave nectar (or syrup)
2. Frost the cake when it is completely cool

Notes

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