Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, whole wheat carrot cake. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Whole Wheat Carrot Cake is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Whole Wheat Carrot Cake is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Reviews for: Photos of Whole Wheat Carrot Cake. 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.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook whole wheat carrot cake using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Whole Wheat Carrot Cake:
- Get 1/2 cup apple sauce
- Get 1/3 cup maple syrup
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups grated carrots
- Get 2 eggs beaten
- Get 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Take 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- Take 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- Get 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Get 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- Get 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- Prepare 1/2 cup dried apricots chopped
It wasn't until recently that we realized I like using all-purpose flour, but you can substitute some of the all-purpose flour for whole wheat or white whole wheat flour. 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.
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.
Cake is so moist, you don't need the frosting between the layers. I have not made any frosting for the cake, but a chocolate frosting, sugar glaze or cream cheese icing will go well. This moist cake is a keeper and the kids will rave about it. Add the carrots and nuts, and mix until just blended. Want to substitute whole wheat flour for.
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