Carrot, Almond & Coconut Cake

This delicious crumbly, carrot and almond cake can easily double up as a dessert served with stewed fruit and yoghurt. It doesn’t contain any flour and the sugar content is less than most cakes. The grated carrots add sweetness to the cake. The almonds, pumpkin seeds, carrots and coconut all provide plenty of dietary fibre and complex carbohydrates which can help gut bacteria to metabolise and to keep the contents of the gut moving. Including a diverse range of unprocessed foods, such as nuts, seeds and vegetables, in the diet has a positive effect on the microorganisms in the gut.