Applesauce Carrot Cake
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 144.3
- Total Fat: 5.7 g
- Cholesterol: 35.3 mg
- Sodium: 264.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 21.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
- Protein: 3.6 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Applesauce Carrot Cake calories by ingredient
Introduction
Applesauce makes this cake healthier than your regular cake. Applesauce makes this cake healthier than your regular cake.Number of Servings: 1
Ingredients
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2 cups whole grain flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup olive oil
3 large eggs
3 cups carrots, coarsely chopped
Directions
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
2. In a separate small bowl, combine the applesauce, oil and eggs. Add to the flour mixture, stirring until the ingredients are well blended. Add the carrots and mix again.
3. Pour the batter into a greased 9" tube pan, or use a 9" x 13" rectangular cake pan, or two bread loaf pans, or a cupcake pan.
4. Bake the cake in a preheated 350° F oven for about 1 hour, 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the thickest part of the cake comes out clean. Set the cake on a wire rack for five minutes. Then, run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the cake, and turn the cake out onto the rack to cool.
Serves 16.
Reprinted with permission by Public Health – Seattle & King County
2. In a separate small bowl, combine the applesauce, oil and eggs. Add to the flour mixture, stirring until the ingredients are well blended. Add the carrots and mix again.
3. Pour the batter into a greased 9" tube pan, or use a 9" x 13" rectangular cake pan, or two bread loaf pans, or a cupcake pan.
4. Bake the cake in a preheated 350° F oven for about 1 hour, 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the thickest part of the cake comes out clean. Set the cake on a wire rack for five minutes. Then, run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the cake, and turn the cake out onto the rack to cool.
Serves 16.
Reprinted with permission by Public Health – Seattle & King County
Member Ratings For This Recipe
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The cake wasn't dry nor bland some people try to tweak a receipe,when it doesn't come out the way they thought they blame the poster. Sweets are not part of our lifestyle anymore. Anyone knows when you try a receipe for the first time you follow the directions next time try tweak if necessary. - 2/12/09
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ENSORBABE
Watch the baking time. 20 to 25 minutes for cupcakes and 45 to 50 minutes for a 9"x13" sheet cake. That's standard baking. If I had followed directions, I'd have had a charcoal brick. A little bit dry so I'll try adding raisins or craisins next time. Cream cheese frosting is wonderful on it too. - 2/28/08
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Suggestions: Add 1 T. vanilla, 1/4 c. milk, increase applesauce to 1 c., grate carrots, bake 30 min.; can add drained pineapple, ginger or cloves/allspice, chopped nuts; use egg whites or egg beaters for 2 of eggs, sugar subst.; use less carrots & add raisins or cranberries/other dried fruit. - 8/6/11
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I shredded and reduced carrots to 2 and 1/2 c., adding ginger ,ground cloves,vanilla,raisins,and1/4c. of chopped walnuts...substituted Splenda for the sugar, and Egg beaters for two of the eggs..and checked for doneness between 35 - 55 min., and topped w/lite cream cheese frosting Excellent!! - 3/10/08
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I used Twin Sugar in place of sugar and used Egg Beaters for 2 of the eggs (1 real egg). I also made it in greased muffin tins-it was done after 20 minutes. Again, kind of bland and dense, but a good alternative dessert. Made it with fat-free cream cheese frosting (search for it on Spark Recipes) - 2/17/08
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I tweaked this also. First I used half whole wheat flour and half cake flour, second I used a food processor to finely chop a freshly pealed apple and organic carrots. Third I used half light olive oil and half butter. Lastly I added 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Sprinkled with powdered sugar. Awesome. - 11/11/12
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Love this recipe thank you. I will however, substitute Wheat for the whole flour as I need that for weight loss and If one has a "Salad Master cooking set", you can Grate the carots would be better than cutting or slicing and faster too. Just a helpful hint. I have a "Salad Master set". : ) - 8/19/08
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This is a good alternative for dessert. WARNING I took this cake out of the oven 20 minutes before 1:10 TIME. I used a 9x13 pan. My cake was thinner than example, so that is probably why it cooked faster. It was dry, but a good alternative than a cookie. It felt like it needed butter.... :-) - 8/5/20
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