Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, whole wheat carrot cake. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Whole Wheat Carrot Cake is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Whole Wheat Carrot Cake is something that I have loved my entire life.
Carrot cake is one of my favorites, and it's even better when I can actually feel good about eating it! :-) Frost with a cream cheese frosting (spreading apricot preserves This cake is pretty amazing. It's made without refined flour or sugar, but the taste and texture are sublime: it's not heavy at all. This healthy carrot cake recipe is incredibly moist and nobody will believe it's whole wheat!
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook whole wheat carrot cake using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
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
- Take 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Get 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Get 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Get 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- Take 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Make ready 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Make ready 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- Prepare 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- Prepare 1/2 cup dried apricots chopped
Whole wheat flour (spelt flour): It is crucial you use one these flours. White flour or any gluten free flour acts differently. 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.
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.
I was looking for ways to use up the carrot pulp from my juicer and came across a good recipe for whole wheat carrot cake. I decided to make some substantial changes that resulted in a cake that is flavorful and very light. The first time I made this vegan carrot cake I was testing it on some coworkers. The next time I made it for my family for Mother's Day (carrot cake is my mom's favorite). Made with healthier substitutions like flax seed, whole wheat white flour, and coconut oil for one delicious cake.
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