CARROT CAKE WITH VARIATIONS

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Number Of Ingredients 15

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup sugar
8 packets artificial sweetener
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 cup unsweetened applesauce or 1 cup crushed pineapple in unsweetened pineapple juice
1/4 cup corn oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 egg whites
2 eggs
3 cups carrots, coarsely grated (about 3/4 pound)

Steps:

1. Sift the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.2. Combine the applesauce, oil, vanilla and eggs and add them to the flour mixture, stirring until the ingredients are well blended.3. Add the carrots and mix again.4. Pour the batter into a 9-inch tube pan coated with nonstick vegetable cooking spray. Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in thickest part of the cake comes out clean. Set the cake pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Then remove cake form pan. Or our batter into a microwave-safe tube pan and microwave for about 10-12 minutes.EXCHANGES1 Fat Meat1 Starch/BreadNUTRITION FACTSCalories 128Total Fat 4 grams Saturated Fat 1 gramCholesterol 27 milligramsSodium 198 milligrams (without added salt 126 milligrams)Total Carbohydrate 20 grams Dietary Fiber 1 gramProtein 3 grams

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