Healthy oat, banana and carrot cake recipe [ESP/ENG]

Recently, one of my daughters developed a stomach problem, so for a while she'll have to follow a healthy diet, low in fat and sugar, as well as any other ingredients that could irritate her stomach. So I opened the pantry and set out to come up with a healthy recipe she could enjoy without it upsetting her stomach. While she was at work, I made this healthy cake, which is wheat-free and therefore gluten- and sugar-free. To make it even easier, I didn't even use the oven. If you'd like to learn how to make it, here's the list of ingredients I used.

Recientemente una de mis hijas resultó con un problema estomacal así que durante un buen tiempo deberá someterse a una dieta saludable, baja en grasas y azúcares, así como cualquier otro ingrediente que pudiera irritar de alguna manera su estómago, entonces abrí la despensa y me propuse ingeniármelas para hacer una receta saludable que ella pudiera disfrutar sin que le causara daños, por lo tanto mientras ella estaba en el trabajo yo le preparé esta torta saludable que no contiene harina de trigo y por lo tanto es libre de gluten y azúcares, además para menos complicación ni siquiera usé el horno. Si quieres aprender a prepararla aquí te dejaré la lista de ingredientes que usé.

The first thing I did was transform the rolled oats into oat flour, for which I simply opted to blend the flakes until I obtained a fine powder, well, although that will really depend on how fine you want it, and you can even do it directly with the whole flakes if you wish.

To add sweetness, I didn't use sugar or any other sweetener. I preferred to use a ripe banana; the riper it is, the sweeter the result. You should put it in the blender along with the cup of water or milk (my daughter can't drink milk for now, so I made it with water) or you can also mash it with a fork until you get a puree. You can also use two bananas if you want the flavor and intensity of the sweetness to be more pronounced, but I think one is more than enough. I also used another ingredient that added sweetness, but we'll talk about that later 😃

Then break and beat the egg (both the white and the yolk)

Next, add the other ingredients in this order: a little oat flour (mix gently until combined), then add the blended banana (mix gently again until combined), and so on until you have added all the contents of both the blended banana and the oat flour.

The next ingredient will not only add more sweetness (naturally) to the preparation but will also improve its texture and increase its nutritional value thanks to its vitamin D and beta-carotene. So, grate a carrot and add it to the mixture, then continue mixing gently.

Grease any baking pan you have on hand and dust it with a little oat flour to prevent the batter from sticking. Ideally, you'd use a pudding pan, but I had a savarin-style pan, so I used that, and I think the result was even prettier. Pour the batter into the pan and spread it evenly with a spatula.

Since we don't have an oven at home right now, we always have to improvise one, but this proves there's no excuse when you want to make something delicious that requires an oven and you don't have one. It involves placing the pan with the cake batter inside a larger pan containing a little water (to create a water bath). Then, lower the heat and put a lid on top of the cake pan. I recommend using a transparent lid so you can monitor the process without having to remove it.

There's no specific cooking time; simply insert a wooden skewer or the tip of a knife when you notice the cake has changed color. If it comes out clean, it's ready. Then just unmold it and enjoy your delicious, healthy, gluten-free, sugar-free, and guilt-free cake 😄.

Thank you so much for letting me share this healthy recipe with you; it's a different way to enjoy something delicious. See you next time with another recipe, God willing.