Half-the-Fat Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Half-the-Fat Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters applesauce; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 454 grams cups shredded carrot (about; 1 teaspoon coconut extract; 227 grams block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, chilled; 227 grams block fat-free cream cheese, chilled; 177 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 2 larges egg whites; 2 larges eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters golden raisins; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 946 milliliters sifted powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Half-the-Fat Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a vegetarian recipe with 20 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 309 calories. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Easter. If you have applesauce, brown sugar, golden raisins, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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To prepare the cake, spoon the applesauce into a fine sieve over a bowl; let stand 15 minutes. Discard liquid. Scrape drained applesauce into a bowl; cover and refrigerate.

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Applesauce

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Sieve

Bowl

Combine carrot and granulated sugar in a colander.

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Granulated Sugar

Carrot

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Colander

Drain 20 minutes.

Beat the brown sugar and butter with a mixer at medium speed until well-blended (about 2 minutes).

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Brown Sugar

Butter

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Blender

Add applesauce, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and coconut extract; beat until well-blended (about 2 minutes).

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Coconut Extract

Applesauce

Vanilla

Add eggs and egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition (batter will have a slightly curdled look).

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Egg Whites

Egg

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Knife

Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through salt); stir well with a whisk.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Add brown sugar mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Fold in carrot mixture and raisins (batter will be very thick). Spoon batter into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Brown Sugar

Raisins

Carrot

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Pan

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

To prepare the frosting, beat the powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and cheeses with a mixer at low speed just until well-blended (do not overbeat).

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Vanilla Extract