RECIPE: Healthy Carrot Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cup wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce (click here for RECIPE)
• 1/4 cup sweetener (any one you like or you can leave it out)
• 1/4 cup maple syrup or 1/8 cup honey
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup grated carrot

For Icing

• 3 tablespoon low fat Greek yogurt
• 2 tablespoon sweetener
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract 

DIRECTION

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
• In a bowl mix wheat flour, baking soda and powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• In another bowl, mix applesauce, sweetener, maple syrup or honey and vanilla.
• Mix both mixtures together and add carrot and mix. if its too thick add 2 tablespoon milk or soy milk (unsweetened).
• Spray your cake tin or muffin tin with oil. If you are using cake tin just pour but if you are using muffin tin, divide into the tins
• Bake for 26 minutes 
• After 26 minutes, use a toothpick in the center of the cake to find out if the its done if not, then leave it for a while. If the toothpick comes out clean, then its done but if it comes out with cake moisture then its not done.
• Once its done, set aside to cool completely. while it is cooling lets mix the icing

ICING

• In a bowl or plate, put low fat Greek yogurt, add vanilla and sweetener then mix thoroughly.
• Once the cake is completely cooled then ice it and its ready to eat.
• Easy on the cake...........its healthy but remember to eat 1 SERVING.

Nutritional details coming soon, right now I need to make me some carrot nutty salad.