Healthier Pumpkin Cake

Healthier Pumpkin Cake
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 24
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 183.4
  • Total Fat: 9.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 40.9 mg
  • Sodium: 227.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
  • Protein: 3.0 g

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Introduction

The sugar, fat and eggs are reduced; fresh pumpkin and whole wheat flour are included to make this dessert a healthier option. You can frost with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting, which has very little sugar. The sugar, fat and eggs are reduced; fresh pumpkin and whole wheat flour are included to make this dessert a healthier option. You can frost with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting, which has very little sugar.
Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

    1 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
    1/2 cup applesauce
    1/2 cup oil
    3 eggs
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/2 cup honey
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    1 cup white whole wheat flour
    2 tsp baking powder
    1 tsp baking soda
    1/2 tsp salt
    2 tsp ground cinnamon
    1/2 tsp ground ginger
    1/4 tsp ground cloves


Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, mix pumpkin, applesauce, oil, eggs, sugar and honey until well blended.

2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.

3. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and stir until blended.

4. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 pan and bake in a 350F oven for 25-30 minutes. When cool, frost with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting.



Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ABCDEFG88PIANO.

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    Healthy cannot be bad! - 4/8/19