THE EATERY IS OPEN - HEALTHIFIED CARROT CAKE

Marion Pellicano Ambrose

My friend Lois has a birthday coming up on October 10th and carrot cake is her favorite! I wanted to find one that had all the flavor but fewer calories and less fat! I think I'll hit a home run with this recipe!

“Healthified” Carrot Cake

Prep Time - 30 min | Total - 2 hrs 10 min | Yield - 16 servings

53% fewer calories • 77% less saturated fat • 73% less

fat than the original recipe. Wonderful flavor remains

while smart substitutions cut calories and fat.

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup fat-free egg product

1/3 cup canola oil

1/3 cup canned pumpkin

(not pumpkin pie mix)

1/4 cup fat-free (skim) milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup all-purpose fl our

1/2 cup whole wheat fl our

1-1/4 cups granulated sugar

1- 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1- 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups shredded carrots

(about 4 medium)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottoms only of

two 8-inch round cake pans with cooking

spray.

 In large bowl, mix egg product, oil,

pumpkin, 1/4 cup milk and 1 teaspoon

vanilla with electric mixer on low speed

until well blended.

2. Add all remaining cake ingredients except

carrots. Beat on low speed 30 seconds or

until well blended. Stir in carrots. Pour

batter evenly into pans.

3. Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until toothpick

inserted in center comes out clean. Cool

10 minutes. Carefully run knife around

sides of pans to loosen; remove from

pans to cooling racks. Cool completely,

about 1 hour.

 In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and

butter with electric mixer on medium

speed until creamy. On low speed,

beat in vanilla until well blended. Beat

in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time,

until smooth. If necessary, add milk, 1/2

teaspoon at a time, until frosting is desired

consistency. Spread frosting between cake

layers and on top. Sprinkle with pecans.

Source: http://www.bettycrocker.com/

Frosting

4 oz (half of 8-oz pkg)

1/3-less-fat cream cheese

(Neufchâtel), softened

2 tablespoons butter or

no-trans-fat 68% vegetable

oil spread stick, softened

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

3 cups powdered sugar

1/2 to 2 teaspoons fat-free

(skim) milk

1/3 cup chopped pecans

Happy Birthday Lois!
Happy Birthday in Heaven Mom!