Healthy Carrot Cake
Nutrition
- Calories
- 411 cal
- Protein
- 6.5 g
- Carbs
- 75 g
- Fat
- 9.8 g
- Sat. fat
- 3.6 g
- Sugar
- 75 g
- Sodium
- 384 mg
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 whole egg
- 2 whole egg whites
- 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cup carrots
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup crushed pineapple
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 8 oz neufchatel cheese
- 2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp skim milk
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350
- 2
Coat a 9x13 pan with spray and dust lightly with flour
- 3
Tap out the excess flour
- 4
Whisk the flours with the baking soda , cinnamon , nutmeg and salt
- 5
Set aside until needed.
- 6
Beat the egg , egg whites , brown sugar and oil with an electric mixer until smooth
- 7
Add the carrots and beat for 1 minute
- 8
Add the buttermilk , pineapple and raisins and beat again
- 9
Add the flour mixture and beat until well mixed
- 10
Scrape the batter into the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean
- 11
Cool the cake in the pan set on a wire rack
- 12
Frost , if desired , when completely cool
- 13
Store the cake in the pan in the refrigerator
- 14
To make the frosting , beat cream cheese , sugar and vanilla with an elecric mixer set at medium-high speed until smooth
- 15
Reduce the speed to medium-low and add the milk , a tsp
- 16
At a time until the frosting is at spreading consistency
- 17
Spread the frosting on the cooled , uncut cake
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