5/5 - (4 votes)

Carrot Cake Weet-Bix Slice

A wholesome Easter carrot cake twist on our favourite Weet-Bix slice!

  • Skill Easy
  • Prep time 10 mins
  • Cook time 20 mins
  • Servings 20
Rating
5/5 - (4 votes)

Ingredients:

  • 5 Weet-Bix, crushed

  • 1 1/2 cups white self-raising flour (195g)

  • 1 tsp cinnamon

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 1 cup grated carrot (100 g)

  • 1/3 cup walnuts, roughly chopped (50 g)

  • 180 g margarine

  • 1 cup granulated sugar (200 g)

  • 1/4 cup orange juice, no added sugar

Icing

  • 125 g light cream cheese, room temp

  • 1 tbs margarine, room temp (20 g)

  • 1/4 cup icing sugar (30 g)

  • Zest of 1 orange

  • 1 – 3 tsp milk of choice, if needed

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (355°F). Line base and two sides of a 20cm x 30cm slice tin witha strip of baking paper.
  2. Melt margarine in a small saucepan or heat-proof bowl. Whisk in sugar and orange juice. 
  3. In a large bowl, stir together Weet-Bix, flour, cinnamon, salt, carrot, and walnuts. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir until no streaks of flour remain. 
  4. Transfer mixture to prepared tin, and smooth surface. 
  5. Bake 20 - 25 mins,until puffed in the centre and golden on the edges. Cool in tin 20 mins, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
  6. To make icing:in a small bowl, stircream cheese and margarine until very smooth. Add icing sugar and zest. If needed, add milk 1 tsp at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Spread icing over cooled slice. Sprinkle with extra walnuts and orange zest.

Tips:

  • Store extra slice in a sealed container in the fridge.

  • Swap out white self-raising flour for wholemeal self-raising flour for some extra fibre

Nutritional information:

  • Per Serve
  • Energy (kJ)
    774
  • Energy (Cal)
    185
  • Protein (g)
    3
  • Fat (g)
    9
  • Saturated Fat (g)
    3
  • Carbohydrate (g)
    23
  • Sugars (g)
    13
  • Dietary Fibre (g)
    1.2
  • Sodium (mg)
    169
  • Potassium (mg)
    73
  • Iron (mg)
    0.6
  • Calcium (mg)
    20