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Weight Watchers Maple Frosted Carrot Cake Recipe


Weight Watchers Maple Frosted Carrot Cake Recipe
This carrot cake is only 175 calories for a good-sized slice!

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Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar or Splenda (using Splenda reduced the calories even more!)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 tbsp. canola oil
  • 1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained, 1/4 cup of the liquid reserved
  • 2 carrots, shredded
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 4 ounces light cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tbsp. maple syrup

Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray an 8" square baking pan with nonstick spray.
  2. Sift t6he flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl.
  3. Combine the granulated sugar, egg, egg white and oil in a large bowl and stir until blended. Add the flour mixture and stir just until combined. Stir in the pineapple and reserved liquid, carrots and raisins. Scrape the batter into the pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and cool completely on the rack.
  4. Beat the cream cheese, confections' sugar and maple syrup in a medium bowl just until blended and smooth. Spread on top of the cooled cake. Cut into 12 squares.
  5. Serving = 1 piece = 175 calories, 5 g fat = 4 points.

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Comments


This sounds delicous thanks


Mmmmm. . . I guess I need to start baking more.


I have had this one and it is delicious!


Will try this, I miss carrot cake!


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