Healthier Carrot Cake

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