Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, whole wheat carrot cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Whole Wheat Carrot Cake is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Whole Wheat Carrot Cake is something which I have loved my whole 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 must prepare a few components. You can have whole wheat carrot cake using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Whole Wheat Carrot Cake:
- Make ready apple sauce
- Get maple syrup
- Make ready grated carrots
- Take eggs beaten
- Make ready vanilla
- Prepare salt
- Take cinnamon
- Make ready nutmeg
- Make ready ginger
- Prepare baking soda
- Prepare baking powder
- Take whole wheat flour
- Make ready sunflower seeds
- Get 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.
Steps 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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