Oatmeal, Apple & Carrot Cake (Healthy & Moist)
A soft, nutritious cake made with oats, fresh apples, and carrots. It’s naturally sweet, moist, and perfect for breakfast or a healthy snack.
📝 Ingredients
Dry ingredients
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1 cup rolled oats
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¾ cup all-purpose flour (or oat flour)
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1 tsp baking powder
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½ tsp baking soda
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½ tsp cinnamon powder
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¼ tsp salt
Wet ingredients
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2 eggs
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⅓ cup honey or maple syrup (or ½ cup sugar)
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⅓ cup vegetable oil or melted coconut oil
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1 tsp vanilla extract
Fruits & vegetables
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1 cup grated carrot
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1 cup chopped apple (small cubes)
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¼ cup raisins (optional)
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¼ cup chopped walnuts or almonds (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Prepare ingredients
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Grate the carrot.
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Chop the apple into small cubes.
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If oats are large, pulse them slightly in a blender.
2️⃣ Preheat oven
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Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
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Grease or line an 8-inch cake pan.
3️⃣ Mix wet ingredients
In a bowl whisk:
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eggs
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honey/maple syrup
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oil
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vanilla
4️⃣ Mix dry ingredients
In another bowl combine:
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oats
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flour
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baking powder
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baking soda
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cinnamon
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salt
5️⃣ Combine
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Add dry ingredients into wet mixture.
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Fold in carrots, apples, raisins, and nuts.
6️⃣ Bake
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Pour batter into pan.
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Bake 35–40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
7️⃣ Cool
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Let cool 10–15 minutes, then slice and serve.
✨ Optional Healthy Add-Ons
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Add ½ mashed banana for extra sweetness
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Add 2 tbsp chia seeds or flaxseeds
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Replace flour completely with oat flour for gluten-free
✅ If you’d like, I can also give you a very popular 3-ingredient oatmeal apple carrot cake (no flour, no sugar) that’s trending right now and extremely healthy.