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Healthier Carrot Cake

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A flavorful Healthier Carrot Cake Recipe with sweet potato and warming spice blend. Great for dessert or snacks. Whip it up now and enjoy each bite!

https://devotionnutrition.com/blogs/recipes/healthier-sweet-potato-pie-carrot-cake

Healthier Carrot Cake

October 21, 2020

INGREDIENTS
CARROT CAKE

 

  • 1 scoop Devotion Nutrition Sinful Cinnamon protein powder
  • 2 C white whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 C plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/3 C coconut oil, melted
  • 2/3 C sweetener (maple syrup, stevia, erithrytol, etc.)
  • 1 C almond milk
  • 1 TBSP vanilla extract
  • 2 C grated carrots
  • 3/4 C chopped walnuts

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MAPLE CREAM CHEESE ICING

  • 4 oz low-fat cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 C sugar free maple syrup
  • 1/2 C substitute confectioners sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Unsweetened almond milk (to desired consistency)

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INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Mix wet ingredients in one bowl and dry ingredients in another. Incorporate both until just mixed with no lumps (do not over mix!)
  2. Pour batter into pre-greased Bundt pan and bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  3. While cake is baking, make icing. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and refrigerate until ready to ice.
  4. Allow cake to cool for about an hour and remove from Bundt pan to continue cooling. Once cool, top with maple cream cheese frosting. If pipetting place icing in sandwich ziplock, cut off small corner, and frost as desired.

Recipe by Joelle Mouhanna, @balancingmd

Ingredients

CARROT CAKE

  • 1 scoop Devotion Nutrition Sinful Cinnamon protein powder
  • 2 C Whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
  • 3 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 C pPain Greek yogurt
  • 1/3 C Coconut oil, melted
  • 2/3 C salternative sweetener if desired
  • 1 C Unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 TBSP Vanilla extract
  • 2 C Grated carrots
  • 3/4 C Chopped walnuts, optional

MAPLE CREAM CHEESE ICING

  • 4 oz Low-fat cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 C Sugar free maple syrup
  • 1/2 C Alternative confectioners sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • Unsweetened almond milk (to desired consistency)

Nutrition Facts

Preparation

Mix wet ingredients in one bowl and dry ingredients in another. Incorporate both until just mixed with no lumps (do not over mix!)

Pour batter into pre-greased Bundt pan and bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

While cake is baking, make icing. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and refrigerate until ready to ice.

Allow cake to cool for about an hour and remove from Bundt pan to continue cooling. Once cool, top with maple cream cheese frosting. If pipetting place icing in sandwich ziplock, cut off small corner, and frost as desired.

Recipe by Joelle Mouhanna, @balancingmd

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Ingredients

  • CARROT CAKE

  • 1 scoop Sinful Cinnamon Flavor Protein Powder, 2lb

    Exact flavor used in this recipe

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour

    Already in your kitchen

  • 1 tsp Cinnamon

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  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg

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  • 3 tsp Baking powder

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  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda

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  • 2 Eggs

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  • 1 cup pPain Greek yogurt

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  • 1/3 cup Coconut oil, melted

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  • 2/3 cup salternative sweetener if desired

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  • 1 cup Unsweetened almond milk

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  • 1 tbsp Vanilla extract

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  • 2 cups Grated carrots

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  • 3/4 cup Chopped walnuts, optional

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  • MAPLE CREAM CHEESE ICING

  • 4 oz Low-fat cream cheese, room temperature

    Already in your kitchen

  • 1/2 C Sugar free maple syrup

    Already in your kitchen

  • 1/2 cup Alternative confectioners sugar

    Already in your kitchen

  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

    Already in your kitchen

  • Unsweetened almond milk

    To desired consistency

Preparation

  1. Mix wet ingredients in one bowl and dry ingredients in another. Incorporate both until just mixed with no lumps (do not over mix!)

  2. Pour batter into pre-greased Bundt pan and bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

  3. While cake is baking, make icing. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and refrigerate until ready to ice.

  4. Allow cake to cool for about an hour and remove from Bundt pan to continue cooling. Once cool, top with maple cream cheese frosting. If pipetting place icing in sandwich ziplock, cut off small corner, and frost as desired.

  5. Recipe by Joelle Mouhanna, @balancingmd

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