Carrot Cake Squares

Serves: 12
Prep. time: 10
Cook time: 30
Total time: 30-60 Minutes
Syns per serving: Extra Easy: 5½ Red: 5½ Green: 5½

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Ingredients

110g low-fat spread suitable for baking

5 tbsp artificial sweetener

85g Silver Spoon Half Spoon Sugar

3 eggs

A pinch of salt

1 level tsp cinnamon

¼ tsp ground cloves

½ tsp baking powder

170g wholemeal self-raising flour

2 carrots

Juice and zest of 1 orange

Low calorie cooking spray

For the topping

Zest of 1 orange

110g quark

Artificial sweetener to taste

Method

1) Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°F/Gas 4. Beat the spread, sweetener and sugar until light and creamy. Stir in the eggs, one at a time, followed by the salt, cinnamon and cloves.

2) Sift in the baking powder and flour, and fold into the mixture. Grate the carrots and mix in along with the orange juice and zest.

3) Line a 20cm shallow baking tin with baking parchment and spray with low calorie cooking spray. Pour in the mixture and bake for 30 minutes.

4) Meanwhile, make the topping. Mix half of the orange zest with the quark. Add sweetener to taste.

5) Remove the carrot cake from the oven and allow to cool. Spread over the topping, cut into 12 squares and serve garnished with the remaining orange zest.