Carrot Cake (lighter recipe)

Name: Carrot Cake (lighter recipe)
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 egg; 4 egg whites; 2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour; 1 3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 5 medium carrots, shredded (3 cups); 4 oz (half of 8-oz package) reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened; 1 1/2 teaspoons fat-free (skim) milk; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups powdered sugar

Carrot Cake (lighter recipe) was pinched from <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/carrot-cake-lighter-recipe/05b8ecce-99ee-4e5e-b342-040b52251a9c" target="_blank">www.bettycrocker.com.</a>

"Low-fat ingredients like applesauce, egg whites and reduced-fat cream cheese make for a cake with the same great flavor of high-fat carrot cakes...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

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1/2 cup vegetable oil

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1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

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2 teaspoons vanilla

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1 egg

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4 egg whites

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2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

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1 3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

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5 medium carrots, shredded (3 cups)

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4 oz (half of 8-oz package) reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened

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1 1/2 teaspoons fat-free (skim) milk

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1/2 teaspoon vanilla

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2 cups powdered sugar

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