Well that’s a mouth full, isn’t it?
This cake is probably my most favorite cake I’ve ever made. Which is silly because it’s so so simple. Simple and delicious. That’s my favorite kinds of food.
I’m watching ‘Sixteen Candles’ right now. What a classic. I miss movies like that. The ones that were produced before I was born.
Oh sh*t, I’m watching ‘The Breakfast Club’ now. BEST NIGHT EVER.
So I’m heading to South Dakota today. Got a sweet little wedding reception to go to. We’re staying at a cabin, going to a lake, drinking some ice cold beverages, and probably eating a lot of food. The bride likes to eat, which is why I really like her, among other reasons, so we will be chowing down on a regular basis. Let’s talk about what I’m packing in my cooler to share with the other lovely people going.
- A sweet potato and chorizo egg casserole
- A potato and breakfast sausage egg casserole
- This delicious carrot breakfast protein cake
- Chocolate zucchini muffins from my zucchini bread recipe
- Bacon wrapped cream cheese stuffed jalapeños
- Food Should Taste Good sweet potato chips
- Chili Lime plantain chips from Sprouts
- Sandwiches for the lake made with gluten free bread, kerrygold cheddar cheese, turkey and ham (wish me luck that this bread doesn’t taste like balls)
- Larabars
- Quest Bars
- Fruit and nut trail mix – almonds, pecans, cashews, dried mango, and raisins
- Chocolate and nut trail mix – almonds, pecans, cashews, dark chocolate drops (fancy m&m’s), and dark chocolate peanuts
- Coconut water
- Strawberry flavored soda water
- Lime flavored soda water
That’s all I got. I think. I’m sure a few other snacks made it in there. No, not all of these foods are paleo. Neither are my friends. And I like making them happy. That’s the point of spending hours in the kitchen getting ready for a 3 day trip.
Moving on. I’m actually really excited about this trip now, mainly because now I get to take a couple rest days. I did CrossFit and ran every day for 6 days in a row, and I’m slightly miserable. When I was competing in CrossFit, it was normal to feel this miserable. But now I don’t really like that feeling. I like feeling sore. I like feeling like a worked hard. But I don’t like feeling like my limbs may snap if I step on a crack wrong. And that’s how I’m feeling right about now. My ankles, my wrists, my shoulders. They are all about to break. Is the age of 25 when I start to break down? My friend Kam said it was. What a bummer.
kloveyoubye!
Carrot Breakfast Protein Cake
- Yield: 8 1x
Ingredients
- 2 large carrots, finely shredded
- 2/3 cup almond butter
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons raw honey
- 35 grams (or 1 heaping scoop) Vanilla Primal Fuel (or 2 tablespoons coconut flour if you do not eat use protein powder)
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup raisins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Shred carrots as thin as possible. Place in large bowl.
- Add almond butter and eggs and mix well.
- Then add honey, protein powder, cinnamon, baking powder and salt and mix well.
- Fold in raisins.
- Grease an 8×8 glass baking dish with coconut oil, pour batter into the dish and place in oven. Bake for 35 minutes or until the top of the cake has a nice crust to it.
- Let cool before cutting.
Notes
Makes 8 pieces of cake
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More Ways to Use Protein Powder:
Protein Banana Bread Breakfast Bars
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I just had a huge cooking fail with coconut flour but you have made me want to try again and make this one. I love my carrot cake and I love an excuse to have cake for breakfast 🙂
Is there something you can substitue the protein powder for?
it says in the recipe
My fiancé is going to love me even more after I make these. Thanks!
Want to come to our wedding? Catch is, is that you’ll have to bring all the same loot. haha
Would leaving the honey out of this classify it as 30DSD acceptable, or would I have to leave the raisins out, too? Either way, looks amazing and I am on the hunt for new breakfast recipes! Thank you!
raisins, honey, and protein powder would make it acceptable
I just have to say thank you for giving an alternative to the whey protein. I can’t do whey and I end up bypassing a lot of yummy looking recipes because of this.
I am the same – I can’t do dairy at all due to an allergy, and I struggle to find a good protein powder that I can use
Have you tried Arbonne Protein Powder? It’s gluten free, dairy free and vegan and tastes AMAZING!
I have never tried Crossfit, though I do find it appealing, though being the age of 34 I like my Circuit and Strength Training that I combine. Don’t worry with your body breaking down, I read that once you hit your thirties is where most people start to hit their prime with their fitness level. I can tell you that 25 is the average rate for your brain to mature completely if thats any quality of information you would like lol. I hope you have a great trip and hopefully there is a rope to swing out into the lake, that is if the cabin is by a lake.
Anyone have any thoughts on using chocolate whey protein instead? I’m apparently a freak and am allergic to vanilla. Yeah, I don’t get it either.
i’m sure it would be delicious
I’ve used chocolate protein powder and nutella instead of almond butter (I know, I know!!), and it was epically delicious. My partner requests it at least once a week!
How about replacing raisins by dark chocolate chips? I hate raisins with a passion!
duhhh!!
3 things:
1) Awesome cooler full of food! You’re invited to all of my camping trips!!
2)These cakes sound tasty and will be made this weekend.
3)You’re not old, nor breaking down at 25. 6 days in a row is just too much! Especially with the intensity that I know you’re capable of. I, on the other hand, AM old. I was in high school when 16 Candles and Breakfast Club came out. Thanks 🙁
Totally making this cake! It sounds wonderful!