Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, whole wheat carrot cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This healthy carrot cake recipe is incredibly moist and nobody will believe it's whole wheat! Recipe includes a less sugary cream cheese frosting. Can also be made with all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour.
Whole Wheat Carrot Cake is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Whole Wheat Carrot Cake is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have whole wheat carrot cake using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Whole Wheat Carrot Cake:
- Take 1/2 cup apple sauce
- Prepare 1/3 cup maple syrup
- Get 1 1/2 cups grated carrots
- Take 2 eggs beaten
- Prepare 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Get 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- Get 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- Make ready 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Get 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Get 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- Get 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- Take 1/2 cup dried apricots chopped
It wasn't until recently that we realized I like using all-purpose flour, but you can substitute some of the all-purpose flour for whole wheat or white whole wheat flour. This moist cake is a keeper and the kids will rave about it. Whole wheat flour (spelt flour): It is crucial you use one these flours. White flour or any gluten free flour acts differently.
Instructions to make Whole Wheat Carrot Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Mix apple sauce and maple syrup in a medium bowl. Then add eggs, vanilla and carrots.
- Mix in salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
- Add baking soda and baking powder. It is important to add these ingredients separate from the rest but just before the flour as they will give your batter some air bubbles.
- Add the flour. Once it is completely mixed in, add the apricots and sunflower seeds.
- Pour the batter into a greased tin and bake for 1 hour.
Easy healthy carrot cake recipe starts with baking, frosting and serving it all in the same pan. Cake is so moist, you don't need the frosting between the layers. Carrot Cake Bread Ingredients: Whole wheat flour: Using whole wheat will not only add more nutrition, but also a great nutty flavor to these cupcakes. Carrot cake is one of my favorite things in the whole world. This healthier version is a perfect excuse to make this recipe.
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