Best Healthified Carrot Cake Recipes

HEALTHIER CARROT CAKE III

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We made it with a little less oil and a little less sugar, so this carrot cake recipe is now healthier but still sure to be a favorite.

Provided by MakeItHealthy

Categories Desserts Cakes Carrot Cake Recipes

Time 2h30m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

4 eggs
¾ cup vegetable oil
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups grated carrots
1 cup chopped pecans
¼ cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
Beat together eggs, oil, white sugar, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in a large bowl. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
To make frosting: Combine butter, Neufchatel cheese, confectioner's sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Spread frosting over completely cooled cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 399.5 calories, Carbohydrate 42 g, Cholesterol 57.6 mg, Fat 24.7 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 354.9 mg, Sugar 31.4 g

HEALTHIFIED CARROT CAKE

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This is Recipe #28684 "healthified". it isn't health food, but some substitutions have been made to make it better for you. Moist and tasty.

Provided by MoreWithLessMom

Categories Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 1 cake, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

3/4 cup oil
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup honey
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 cup flour
1 cup wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 pinch salt
3 cups grated carrots (fully packed)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
icing
1/4 lb butter
8 ounces low-fat cream cheese
1 lb powdered sugar

Steps:

Beat oil, applesauce, honey and sugar, then add eggs.
Add and mix the rest of the cake ingredients in the order given. Beat for 1 minute.
Pour into 3 9-inch cake pans or 9x13 pan.
Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes.
Icing: Mix butter and cream cheese together until smooth, then add sugar a little at a time.
Beat until smooth.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 457.2, Fat 20.7, SaturatedFat 7.2, Cholesterol 72.3, Sodium 303.1, Carbohydrate 65.7, Fiber 2, Sugar 50.6, Protein 5

SKINNY CARROT CAKE

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Don't be fooled by the name, once you take a bite of this delightful cake, you'll hardly be able to tell the difference between this lightened-up treat and the classic. Two layers of sweet carrot cake are separated with a velvety cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with chopped pecans for a dreamy dessert you would never guess is 300 calories per serving. The secret? It only takes a few smart substitutions, like using skim milk and reduced fat cream cheese, to create a better-for-you dessert without sacrificing the decadent flavors you love.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 19

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 Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 cup Gold Medal™ whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups shredded carrots (about 4 medium)
4 oz (half of 8-oz package) 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

Steps:

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.
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.
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 1 1/2 teaspoons 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300, Carbohydrate 50 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 190 mg, Sugar 39 g, TransFat 0 g

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