Healthy Carrot Cake
19 ingredients
17 steps
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups carrots, shredded
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
- 3/4 cup raisins
- Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces neufchatel cheese
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons skim milk
Directions
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1Preheat oven to 350.
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2Coat a 9X13 pan with spray and dust lightly with flour.
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3Tap out the excess flour.
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4Whisk the flours with the baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
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5Set aside.
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6Beat the egg, egg whites, brown sugar and oil with an electric mixer until smooth.
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7Add the carrots and beat for 1 minute.
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8Add the buttermilk, pineapple and raisins and beat again.
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9Add the flour mixture and beat until well mixed.
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10Scrape the batter into the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
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11Cool the cake in the pan set on a wire rack.
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12Frost, if desired, when completely cool.
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13Store the cake in the pan in the refrigerator.
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14To make the frosting, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with an elecric mixer set at medium-high speed until smooth.
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15Reduce the speed to medium-low and add the milk, a tsp.
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16at a time until the frosting is at spreading consistency.
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17Spread the frosting on the cooled, uncut cake.
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