Carrot Cake (lighter )

Name: Carrot Cake (lighter )
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 710 milliliters medium carrots, shredded; 1 egg; 4 egg whites; 2 teaspoons fat-free (skim) milk; 473 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 355 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 113 grams (half of 8-oz package) reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened; 473 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters unsweetened applesauce; 1 teaspoons vanilla; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 118 milliliters vegetable oil

This recipe makes 16 servings with 284 calories, 4g of protein, and 8g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Easter event. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up egg, gold flour, carrots, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F. Grease and flour bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, mix sugar, oil, applesauce, vanilla, egg and egg whites until blended; beat with spoon 1 minute. Stir in remaining cake ingredients except carrots; beat with spoon 1 minute. Stir in carrots.

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Applesauce

Egg Whites

Carrot

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Pour into pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack.

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In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until smooth and spreadable.

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Powdered Sugar