The Best Clean-Eating Carrot Cake
This healthy carrot cake is moist and delicious!
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 305kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups whole wheat cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 eggs lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup maple syrup can be substituted with honey, agave, or another sweet syrup
- 1/2 cup apple sauce unsweetened
Mix-ins
- 3 cups carrots grated
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
- 1/2 cup raisins optional
Icing
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt plain or vanilla, nonfat or full fat
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/2 lemon juiced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together wheat flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- In another bowl, mix together eggs, maple syrup, and apple sauce until well combined.
- Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Carefully fold the carrots, walnuts, and raisins (if using) into the batter.
- Pour batter into a greased 9-inch cake pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.
- While the cake bakes, whisk together Greek yogurt, maple syrup and lemon juice in a small bowl to make the icing.
- Spread the icing over the cooled cake and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 349mg | Potassium: 489mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 8120IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 2mg |
| SmartPoints (Freestyle): 11
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 11
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 11