Healthy Carrot Cake Recipe

Name: Healthy Carrot Cake Recipe
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour; 2/3 cup whole wheat flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed; 1/4 cup apple sauce; 2/3 cup buttermilk; 3 cups fresh carrots, shredded; 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained; Cream Cheese Frosting; (2) 8 ounce packages of cream cheese, room temperature; 1/2 cup butter, room temperature; 6 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; *Optional - orange colored gel paste; 1/2 cup walnut pieces

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INGREDIENTS

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1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

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2/3 cup whole wheat flour

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2 teaspoons baking soda

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2 teaspoons cinnamon

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1 teaspoon nutmeg

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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2 eggs

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1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed

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1/4 cup apple sauce

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2/3 cup buttermilk

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3 cups fresh carrots, shredded

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1 cup crushed pineapple, drained

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Cream Cheese Frosting

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(2) 8 ounce packages of cream cheese, room temperature

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1/2 cup butter, room temperature

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6 cups confectioners' sugar

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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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*Optional - orange colored gel paste

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1/2 cup walnut pieces

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