skinny carrot cake

Name: Skinny Carrot Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## CAKE; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar or coconut palm sugar; 1/4 cup(s) applesauce; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 - eggs; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon, ground; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) carrot puree; 1 cup(s) grated coconut, unsweetened; 2/3 cup(s) walnuts, finely chopped; 1/2 cup(s) pineapple, crushed, no sugar added; ## FROSTING; 8 ounce(s) package neufchatel cheese, room temperature; 2 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 3/4 cup(s) walnuts finely chopped

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Lisa Foote

Castle Pines, CO

Updated on Apr 15, 2014

This cake has all the flavor of your favorite carrot cake but with less calories and fat! For the carrot puree, you can make it yourself, buy it in a natural foods store or some of my friends have used organic carrot baby food!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

CAKE
1 1/2 cups sugar or coconut palm sugar
1/4 cup applesauce
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 - eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup carrot puree
1 cup grated coconut, unsweetened
2/3 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/2 cup pineapple, crushed, no sugar added
FROSTING
8 ounces package neufchatel cheese, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup walnuts finely chopped

How To Make skinny carrot cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom of a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray AND line it with parchment paper, spraying the paper as well.

Step 2

In an electric mixer, cream sugar, applesauce, vanilla and eggs together.
Step 3

In a large bowl sift together four, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture and mix well. Add the carrot puree, coconut, walnuts and pineapple and beat until smooth.
Step 4

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until toothpick comes out clean. Cool the cake for 5 minutes. Spray a wire rack with cooking spray. Run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the cake. Turn the cake onto the wire rack to cool.
Step 5

Once the cake is completely cool, put the cake on a serving plate and frost and garnish with walnuts. It's best to refrigerate this cake until ready to serve, also store covered in refrigerator.
Step 6

FROSTING: Using an electric mixer beat Neufchatel cheese until smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar on low speed. and continue to beat until combined. Add vanilla. Mix well and frost cake.
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