Lightened Up Carrot Cake
Lightened Up Carrot Cake requires approximately 1 hour from start to finish. For $1.19 per serving, you get a side dish that serves 9. One portion of this dish contains around 7g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 255 calories. It is perfect for Easter. If you have maple syrup, vanilla, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 129 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by Fit Foodie Finds. With a spoonacular score of 38%, this dish is not so spectacular. Users who liked this recipe also liked Lightened Up Gluten Free Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting, Lightened Hummingbird Cake, and Lightened-up Coffee Cake.
Servings: 9
Preparation duration: 20 minutes
Cooking duration: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 medium size bananas, mashed ( - 1 cup)
1 cup grated carrots
1.5 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons coconut oil
½ cup fat-free cream cheese
2 eggs, large
¼ cup Greek yogurt
½ cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons maple syrup
⅛ teaspoon salt
½ cup vanilla Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1.5 cups white whole wheat flour
Equipment:
bowl
oven
frying pan
paper towels
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 9x9 inch pan with coconut oil cooking spray. Set aside.In a large bowl, mix together wet ingredients minus the coconut oil. In a medium bowl, mix together dry ingredients. Set aside.Finely grate 2 to 3 carrots. Place on 2 pieces of paper towel and squeeze as much of the moisture out as possible. Save the juice and drink it! It's good for you :)Add carrots in wet ingredients and mix. Then, add in dry ingredients and mix.Finally add in melted coconut oil and mix. Transfer batter into a 9x9 inch pan and into the oven.Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes. Let cool for at least an hour before frosting.Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix until smooth.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 9x9 inch pan with coconut oil cooking spray. Set aside.In a large bowl, mix together wet ingredients minus the coconut oil. In a medium bowl, mix together dry ingredients. Set aside.Finely grate 2 to 3 carrots.
2. Place on 2 pieces of paper towel and squeeze as much of the moisture out as possible. Save the juice and drink it! It's good for you :)
3. Add carrots in wet ingredients and mix. Then, add in dry ingredients and mix.Finally add in melted coconut oil and mix.
4. Transfer batter into a 9x9 inch pan and into the oven.
5. Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes.
6. Let cool for at least an hour before frosting.
7. Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix until smooth.
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