Carrot Cake - gluten free & dairy free :)

[brazen20au]

BRAZEN'S GLUTEN FREE THERMOMIX CARROT CAKE

170-190g carrot, chopped into 1" chunks
60g walnuts

130g sugar
130g oil (I use grapeseed)
160g applesauce (make in thermo, I freeze mine in small portion-sized containers)
3 eggs
1/2 tspn salt
1 heaped tspn baking soda (bicarb)
1 heaped tspn gluten free baking powder
1 heaped cinnamon or mixed spice
240g gluten free plain flour


place carrot in thermomix, chop on speed 5 for approx 10-15 seconds. remove.
place wanlnuts in bowl, chop on speed 4 for approx 10-15 seconds, place in bowl with carrot.

place butterfly in thermo.
combine sugar and oil on speed 4 for approx 10-15 seconds. scrape sides down, add applesauce and mix on speed 4 for another 10-15 seconds.
reduce speed to 2 and add eggs one at a time through top and beat till smooth.
add dry ingredients and mix on speed 2 for around 10-15 seconds.
add in carrots and mix on speed 2 for 5-10 seconds.

pour into a greased cake tin and bake in a mod. slow over 160-180'c (325-350'F) for 1 hour.

[brazen20au]

dh's comment was "this is the best carrot cake EVER" 

[I Love Bimby!]

Thanks Karen, just what I've been looking for - gluten free and dairy free.

Is the apple sauce just stewed apples pureed?

[brazen20au]

yup!

i usually chop apples into 4's or 8's and fill the tmx, just add a tiny bit of water (like 1/4 cup) and cook on 4 for 7-8 mins!

i use it to replace half the fat and half the sugar in cake recipes

[brazen20au]

by the way i usethe GF baking powder and plain flour from the TMX books

[I Love Bimby!]

You are a clever cookie aren't you    hope you give yourself a pat on the back regulary!

I have made the GF baking powder but not the flour.  Have only just been told to reduce gluten so haven't looked into it too hard just yet.  But it will be much easier with the wealth of knowledge you have.

Thanks heaps.

Have excess apples at the moment so will do that tonight I think.

THANK YOU!!!!

[kniki]

Do you peel the apples or leave the skins on?
I'm keen to try this recipe this week.

[brazen20au]

skins on!

[kniki]

Excellent.  Now comes the next (dumb) question - how long do you cook them for, and with how much water?

[brazen20au]

7-10 minutes nd maybe only 100g water?

[kniki]

I should have read your post above!! Sorry, it really was a dumb question!!
 

[judydawn]

Everyone is allowed 1 'senior moment' per day Kniki

[kniki]

Just one? Great, now I've gotta be on the ball for the rest of the day.  Better go and make myself a coffee.

[kniki]

Ok, have done the apples, they look and smell great.  Will make the cake a bit later.

[brazen20au]

LOL
i thought i had posted it but was posting on my phone at the play area at the mall and it's just too painful to try to find stuff

i think i need another coffee too! lol