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Reduced-Fat Carrot Cake

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Recipe

 

Yield

1 cake

Prep

20 min

Cook

40 min

Ready

60 min
Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
¼ cup walnuts
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2 ½ cups cake flour
sifted
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2 teaspoons cinnamon
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 large eggs
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2 large egg whites
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2 cups sugar
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1 cup prune puree
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½ cup vegetable oil
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2 cups carrots
grated
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8 ounces pineapple chunks
crushed
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Frosting
12 ounces cream cheese
low fat, softened
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½ cup powdered sugar
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1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
extract
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
59 ml walnuts
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591 ml cake flour
sifted
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1E+1 ml cinnamon
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1E+1 ml baking powder
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7.5 ml baking soda
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5 ml salt
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2 large eggs
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2 large egg whites
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473 ml sugar
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237 ml prune puree
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118 ml vegetable oil
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473 ml carrots
grated
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231.2 ml/g pineapple chunks
crushed
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Frosting
346.8 ml/g cream cheese
low fat, softened
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118 ml powdered sugar
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7.5 ml vanilla extract
extract
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Directions

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Coat inside of three 9-inch round layer-cake pans with non-stick cooking spray.

Line the bottoms with wax paper and set aside.

Spread walnuts in a pie plate and bake for 8 to 10 minutes at 350 degrees, or until fragrant.

Let cool; chop coarsely.

Toasting the walnuts brings out their nutty flavor, and means you don't need to use as many as in traditional recipes.

In a medium-sized bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and egg whites.

Add sugar, prune purée and oil and whisk until smooth.

Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until blended.

Stir in carrots, pineapple and the toasted walnuts.

Divide the batter among the prepared pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let cool for 5 minutes in the pan on a rack.

Loosen edges and invert cakes onto racks.

Peel off paper and let cool completely.

TO MAKE PRUNE PUREE: In a food processor, combine 6 ounces (1 cup) pitted prunes with 6 tablespoons hot water; process until smooth.

Makes 1 cup.

One cup of prune purée contains 407 calories and 1 gram of fat; a cup of butter contains 1, 600 calories and 182 grams of fat; and a cup of oil contains 1, 944 calories and 218 grams of fat.

FROSTING In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.

TO ASSEMBLE CAKE: Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate.

Spread a scant ½ cup of frosting over it.

Top with another cake layer and spread another scant ½ cup frosting.

Place third layer on top and spread with remaining frosting.

Serves 16.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 465g (16.4 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 144641% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 66g 101%
Saturated Fat 24g 119%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 201mg 67%
Sodium 1156mg 48%
Total Carbohydrate 66g 66%
Dietary Fiber 5g 18%
Sugars g
Protein 42g
Vitamin A 211% Vitamin C 12%
Calcium 18% Iron 49%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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