A HEALTHY CARROT CAKE RECIPE FOR MEMORIAL DAY
I find this to be the perfect time of year for carrot cake. It's an ideal dessert for cookouts, picnics and graduation parties. This Carrot Cake is Gluten-Free with Vegan Coconut Cream Frosting. Enjoy! View the full recipe: http://www.elanaspantry.com/2008/05/20/carrot-cake/
Provided by Elanas Pantry
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 1 cake, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, agave and oil.
- Stir carrots, raisins and walnuts into wet ingredients.
- Stir wet ingredients into dry.
- Place batter into 2 well greased, round 9 Inch cake pans.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 35 minutes.
- Cool to room temperature and spread with coconut frosting.
- Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 221.3, Fat 15.8, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 105.8, Sodium 650.8, Carbohydrate 17.1, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 10.7, Protein 5.7
HEALTHIER CARROT CAKE III
We made it with a little less oil and a little less sugar, so this carrot cake recipe is now healthier but still sure to be a favorite.
Provided by MakeItHealthy
Categories Desserts Cakes Carrot Cake Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
- Beat together eggs, oil, white sugar, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in a large bowl. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
- To make frosting: Combine butter, Neufchatel cheese, confectioner's sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Spread frosting over completely cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 399.5 calories, Carbohydrate 42 g, Cholesterol 57.6 mg, Fat 24.7 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 354.9 mg, Sugar 31.4 g
HEALTHY CARROT CAKE
From my first cookbook - Healthy Meals in Minutes. Jorge made this and it came out great (of course) If you look at the "traditional" ingredients for this recipe - this version is totally guilt-free (only 157 calories per serving)
Provided by Ingrid Nicolich-Obr
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 16 Slices
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 8 inch square cake pan with vegetable cooking spray. Set aside. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and nutmeg. Mix well.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat honey, yogurt, oil, egg whites, egg, and vanilla until blended. Fold in carrot. At low speed, beat in flour mixture until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Place pan on a wire rack to cool slightly. Turn out onto rack and cool completely.
- To prepare frosting, at low speed, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread frosting on top of cake. Garnish with nuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.7, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 17, Sodium 164, Carbohydrate 24.5, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 12.3, Protein 4.6
HEALTHY CARROT CAKE
This is a really good lower-fat version of carrot cake. It is from a book called Dr. Cookie, which includes healthier versions of popular desserts.
Provided by Chris from Kansas
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 12-15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Coat a 9X13 pan with spray and dust lightly with flour.
- Tap out the excess flour.
- Whisk the flours with the baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- Set aside.
- Beat the egg, egg whites, brown sugar and oil with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Add the carrots and beat for 1 minute.
- Add the buttermilk, pineapple and raisins and beat again.
- Add the flour mixture and beat until well mixed.
- Scrape the batter into the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan set on a wire rack.
- Frost, if desired, when completely cool.
- Store the cake in the pan in the refrigerator.
- To make the frosting, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with an elecric mixer set at medium-high speed until smooth.
- Reduce the speed to medium-low and add the milk, a tsp.
- at a time until the frosting is at spreading consistency.
- Spread the frosting on the cooled, uncut cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 411.1, Fat 10.1, SaturatedFat 3.7, Cholesterol 32.5, Sodium 393.6, Carbohydrate 75.8, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 52.1, Protein 6.9
HEALTHY CARROT CAKE
You won't believe there is no oil in this recipe the applesauce and pineapple in this cake makes it wonderfully moist, delicious and healthy.
Provided by Chef Matty Matel
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Combine all the cake ingredients together and mix till well blended. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes in 9x13-inch greased baking pan that has been sprayed with Pam or other light oil.
- For the frosting I combine all ingredients in the food processor, or you could blend by hand.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.2, Fat 4.6, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 1, Sodium 374.7, Carbohydrate 20.8, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 3.7, Protein 5.6
THE ULTIMATE CARROT CAKE
A culmination of all the tweaks and advice I've found for the ultimate carrot cake.
Provided by Gabrielle Dante
Time 1h40m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Beat brown and white sugars, oil, applesauce, eggs, and vanilla extract in a large bowl until well combined. Mix in flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in carrots and pineapple, then fold in pecans. Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- While the cake is cooling, combine powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract for frosting in a medium bowl. Beat until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans.
- Spread frosting over the cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 395.6 calories, Carbohydrate 48.8 g, Cholesterol 51.4 mg, Fat 21.6 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 3.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 246.5 mg, Sugar 38.2 g
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