Sunday, March 23, 2014

Healthy Carrot Cake

I love carrot cake. It is one of those cakes you can make sweet and moist and healthy at the same time.  I set out to make a recipe that healthy,  easy to make and delicious.


2 cup almond flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
1tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground ginger
2 Tbsp's lumina (a sweetener found in health food stores) optional
1/4 cup maple syrup
 Stevia to taste

3/4 cup crushed pineapple
1/2 cup apple sauce
3 eggs
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
2 cups shredded carrots
3/4 cup shredded coconut

1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup currants or raisins

Frosting
12 ounces light cream cheese
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Stevia to taste
1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Turn oven on to 325 degrees.
Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl.   In a separate bowl, mix the pineapple, apple sauce, and eggs together. Add melted coconut oil and maple syrup and blend well.  Add carrots, shredded coconut, walnuts, and raisins to wet ingredients and blend.   Fold the wet and dry ingredients together.  Place cake mix in two greased 9 inch round pans.  Cook for 35 to 40 minutes until golden brown.  Remove from oven and allow to cool.

For frosting: mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Place one cake layer on a plate and frost top and sides.  Place second layer on top and frost top and sides.

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