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Another Light Carrot Cake Recipe


Another Light Carrot Cake Recipe
Another lightened version of carrot cake, made moist with vanilla yogurt, apple butter, pineapple and buttermilk for a great tangy dessert that cries out for a cup of tea. The carrots are pureed rather than grated in this version.

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Ingredients
  • 4 egg whites
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup apple butter
  • ½ cup pureed carrots
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup non-fat vanilla yogurt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
  • 2 cups shredded carrots
  • ½ cup dried cherries or cranberries

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 9X13 inch pan with non-fat cooking spray.
  2. In large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until frothy.
  3. Slowly beat in sugar, then apple butter, pureed carrots, olive oil, buttermilk, yogurt and vanilla.
  4. Stir in cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, and flour.
  5. Stir in, one ingredient at a time, pineapple (with juice), carrots, and cherries.
  6. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes in the preheated oven.

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Comments


Sounds light & attempting''''
thank you buddy :)


Hey! would you happen to have the nutritional info for this recipe? I'd like to make it tonight and I was just curious. I've seen nutrition info posted on some of your other recipies and if you could post it for this one that would be great! thanks


No problem! Here you go:

Amount Per Serving
Calories: 115.9
Total Fat: 0.5 g
Cholesterol: 0.4 mg
Sodium: 34.2 mg
Total Carbs: 25.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
Protein: 3.1 g


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