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Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Healthy carrot cake recipe for toddlers is really a great "tiffin box" item that your baby will enjoy during play time.
This healthy carrot cake for kids is a nourishing substitute than the readymade store bought refined cake. Learn how to make whole wheat carrot cake recipe for toddlers.
To make healthy carrot cake recipe for toddlers first sieve wheat flour, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder and baking powder. Follow it by cooking butter, jaggery and milk to a smooth mixture. Add this butter mixture along with grated carrots to the flour mixture and mix it well. Pour this mixture into a greased and dusted round tin and bake it for about 30 minutes. Cool the cake completely upon baking and then its ready for serving to your little ones.
Kids are very easily attracted to the colourful cakes at the cake and bakery shops. But as a parent you know that they are full of refined maida and sugar. These kind of foods if consumed liberally can lead to weight gain in kids at a very early age. This healthy carrot cake for kids can be enjoyed by kids above 1 year as an occasional treat.
This carrot cake for babies has wheat flour as a substitute to maida and jaggery instead of sugar. Wheat flour has some fiber intact in it which maida lacks, while jaggery is rich in iron which will help to make up for baby’s haemoglobin count.
Carrots have been added in healthy carrot cake for kids as they add variety and also provide substantial amounts of vitamin A and fibre. Cinnamon, nutmeg, milk and jaggery impart delicious flavours to this cake.
The best part about this healthy carrot cake recipe for toddlers is that adults too can relish a piece along with the kids. So each one in the family can go healthy.
Enjoy healthy carrot cake recipe for toddlers recipe | healthy carrot cake for kids | carrot cake for babies | how to make whole wheat carrot cake recipe for toddlers | with 20 amazing images.
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
2 Mins
Total Time
17 Mins
Makes
30 pieces
Ingredients
For Carrot Cake
2 cups thickly grated carrot
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
1 tsp cinnamon (dalchini) powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup grated jaggery (gur)
1/2 cup of milk
Method
- To make healthy carrot cake for kids, sieve the whole wheat flour, cinnamon powder and baking powder together and keep aside.
- Combine the butter, jaggery and milk in a broad non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 2 minutes, while stirring continuously. Cool it slightly.
- Combine the butter mixture, flour mixture and grated carrots in a deep bowl and mix well with the help of a spatula.
- Grease a 175 mm. (7”) diameter cake tin with melted butter and dust it with whole wheat flour and pour the prepared mixture into it and spread it evenly using a spatula.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°c (360°f) for ½ hour. Cool the carrot cake completely on a wire rack.
- Demould the carrot cake and cut into pieces and serve or store in an air-tight container.
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Carrot Cake , Healthy Snack for Kids recipe with step by step photos
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To make healthy carrot cake recipe for toddlers | healthy carrot cake for kids | carrot cake for babies | how to make whole wheat carrot cake recipe for toddlers, first place the wheat flour on a sieve.
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Add cinnamon powder to it.
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Add nutmeg powder to it. This is optional. If your kid doesn’t like the strong smell and flavour of nutmeg, avoid it.
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Add baking powder to it. This is necessary for rising of healthy carrot cake for kids.
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Sieve all these 4 ingredients together and keep aside. Sieving is necessary to make the cake lighter and soft.
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Next to make carrot cake for babies, add butter in a broad non-stick pan.
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To this add grated jaggery. Grating is necessary so the jaggery melts faster and uniformly.
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Add milk also to it .
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Cook on a slow flame for 2 minutes till the butter and jaggery melts completely. Remember to keep stirring it continuously. Keep aside to cool slightly.
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Add this butter mixture to the sieved flour mixture.
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Finally add grated carrots also. Use the regular orange carrots, and not the red carrots. Grate it thickly.
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Mix well with the help of spatula. The mixture of healthy carrot cake recipe for toddlers should look thick and not too watery.
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Grease a 175mm. (7”) diameter cake tin with little melted butter.
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Dust it with whole wheat flour.
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Pour the prepared mixture into it.
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Spread the mixture of whole wheat carrot cake recipe for toddlers it evenly using a spatula.
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Bake the carrot cake for babies in a pre-heated oven at 180°C (360°F) for ½ hour. Cool completely on a wire rack.
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Demould healthy carrot cake recipe for toddlers and cut into pieces.
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Serve healthy carrot cake recipe for toddlers or store in an air-tight container.
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To make healthy carrot cake recipe for toddlers | healthy carrot cake for kids | carrot cake for babies | how to make whole wheat carrot cake recipe for toddlers, first place the wheat flour on a sieve.
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Carrot Cake for Toddlers and Kids is a protein rich sweet treat for growing tots. Each pieces provides 1 g of protein to support their cell and brone growth.
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- Carrots are a good source of vitamin A, which helps in skin growth and healthy vision in kids.
- Refined flour which usually forms the base of most cakes, here has been replaced with whole wheat flour. This helps to increase their fiber intact. Remember refined flour has very less nutrients as they are lost in the process of refining.
- This carrot cake for kids is also devoid of refined sugar. That has been replaced with iron rich jaggery. Good intake of iron ensures a good haemoglobin count.
- This carrot cake serves the purpose of snack as well as after-meal sweet treat.
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Carrot Cake for Toddlers and Kids is a protein rich sweet treat for growing tots. Each pieces provides 1 g of protein to support their cell and brone growth.
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- Q. Looks delicious. Can I use oil in place of butter, since my grandson is allergic to dairy but adding milk was recommended by the paediatrician to try in baked items but not butter. A.Yes, you can try using oil instead of butter in the same quantity.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 64 cal |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 9.1 g |
| Fiber | 1.1 g |
| Fat | 2.7 g |
| Cholesterol | 7.6 mg |
| Sodium | 34.5 mg |
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Aman Kulkarni
March 13, 2025, midnight
the carrot cake is no only meant for toddlers but also could be had by adults. the exceptional part about this cake is that there is no use of sugar in the cake which makes it healthy. the sweetness in the cake comes from honey and jaggery
Fats almeida
March 13, 2025, midnight
Can I bake in teh pressure cooker
Shuchi
March 13, 2025, midnight
For how long you can store it
Manali
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, can I use apple sauce instead of baking powder?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
We haven''t tried the recipe with apple sauce. Kindly use baking powder in the said quantity.
Riza Oberoi
March 13, 2025, midnight
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Riza, we are delighted you liked the carrot cake recipe. Your feedback will help lots of cooking enthusiast try the recipe. Thanks.
Geetanjali
March 13, 2025, midnight
Geetanjali
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi mam. Can we reduce the quantity of butter or replace it with refined oil or olive oil
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Geetanjali, Butter will give a good taste to this recipe, oil will not taste nice, just follow the exact recipe for best results. Happy Cooking !!
Poonam Mittal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi mam, isn''t it harmful to heat honey? It is always said not to heat honey as it turns poisonous?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Poonam, Thanks for bringing this to our notice. We have retried the recipe and modified it using only jaggery along with the addition of milk to adjust the consistency.
rajshree
March 13, 2025, midnight
Kuch mitha ho jaye...
Rupal Mann
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hii..The recipe seems very healthy n yummy...Can i skip nutmeg and what should be the temperature and timings if I have to bake it in Microwave Oven
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Rupal, Yes you can skip the nutmeg powder, we are sorry we have not tested the cake in the microwave. we would suggest to bake in an oven
Foodie #663197
March 13, 2025, midnight
My toddler loved it n I loved it coz its sooo healthy for him n adults too.. thanks for sharing
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Foodie , we are delighted your toddler loved the Carrot Cake recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.
Foodsie
March 13, 2025, midnight
I made this recipe for a high tea organized at my home the other day... it was a super hit... besides the baking time.. it was a very quick recipe... i will recommend you to resist your temptation to dig into it till completely cooled down just to get the best texture of it...
Loves Food
March 13, 2025, midnight
Cake with whole wheat flour + honey + jaggery make it much healthier. Great for adults too.. The flavor of cinnamon and carrots stand out.
Neeta Bhadra
March 13, 2025, midnight
I made this cake and I used plain flour instead of wheat flour..The recipe came out awesome..
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Neeta, That is amazing. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed it. Happy cooking !!
Rekha
March 13, 2025, midnight
I know that honey is a better option ,but if one is allergic to it What I''d the option we have.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
In that case, you can try the recipe with approx. 1/2 cup of sugar instad of honey. Do share your comments with us after trying. Thanks.
Rekha
March 13, 2025, midnight
Can I use sugar instead of honey and if so how much sugar?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Honey is a healthier option than sugar, so we have used honey in this cake. We suggest you use the same and avoid the use of sugar.
Deepti
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hello, can I use ghee instead of butter? And is cinnamon powder an absolute necessity for this recipe? Can it be skipped?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
We would suggest using butter and ghee as that is required for the cake. But the cinnamon can definitely be skipped.
Dia
March 13, 2025, midnight
Yes Mam,asking for gas oven.,,is it possible to bake in that...if yes,for how much time should it be kept for baking
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
hi Dia, If you using gas oven bake it on gas mark 4 for 1 hour.
Dia
March 13, 2025, midnight
Wow recipe...is it possible to bake it in oven used on gas..plz help
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Dia, Do you mean a gas oven?? please let us know so we can help you in a better way...
Foodie #559373
March 13, 2025, midnight
my cake didn''t bake didnt raise well. what could be the reason i cant figure out. what should have been the consistency of the batter?
Mansi
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi,can we use additional jaggery instead of honey since heating honey is not advisable ,if yes what should be the quantity ? Any other option instead of cinnamon since my kid dsnt like the taste of it ..
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Mansi, The recipe does not make use of honey at all. If your kids do not like the flavour of cinnamon, you can skip adding it.
Foram Shah
March 13, 2025, midnight
Can I use multi grain flour instead of whole wheat?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, Yes you multigrain flour.
Anuradha
March 13, 2025, midnight
I wanted to ask whether cakes can be prepared without using microwave and I did not get a proper answer. I got they can be prepared using microwave.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, yes cakes can be prepared without microwave. Please visit our website for Pressure cooker cakes.
Kitchen star
March 13, 2025, midnight
Looks delicious. Can I use oil in place of butter, since my grandson is allergic to dairy but adding milk was recommended by the pediatrician to try in baked items but not butter.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, yes.. you can try using oil.. instead of butter same quantity..
Anuradha
March 13, 2025, midnight
Can some of the cake recipes be prepared without using microwave?
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Anuradha, yes you can bake cakes in microwave. Please search our website for Microwave cakes to see the recipes.
Rohit
March 13, 2025, midnight
Cake was really easy & very tasty. I baked my first ever cake & we took less then an hour to eat it all :)
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, that''s great, do try ore and more recipes and let us know how you enjoyed them....
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