1/2 cup pureed apple
2/3 cup of low GI sugar
2 large eggs, room temp
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 1/4 cup wholemeal flour
1 teaspoon bicarb soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 large carrots, grated
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
30g low fat cream cheese
2 tablespoons low fat milk
2-3 tablespoons icing sugar
Preheat the oven 180 C
Prepare a 23 cm round cake tin
In a small bowl, whisk together apple, sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla
In large bowl, stir together flour, bicarb soda and cinnamon
Make a well and add the apple mixture then stir until blended
Stir in the carrots and walnuts
Pour batter into tin
Bake approx 35 mins
To make icing
whisk together the cream cheese and milk until well combined.
Add only 2 tablespoons of icing sugar and whish til smooth
Adding more icing sugar if the glaze is too thin.
