Whole Wheat Carrot Cake
Whole Wheat Carrot Cake

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, whole wheat carrot cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

This healthy carrot cake recipe is incredibly moist and nobody will believe it's whole wheat! Recipe includes a less sugary cream cheese frosting. Can also be made with all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour.

Whole Wheat Carrot Cake is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Whole Wheat Carrot Cake is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook whole wheat carrot cake using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Whole Wheat Carrot Cake:
  1. Take 1/2 cup apple sauce
  2. Make ready 1/3 cup maple syrup
  3. Prepare 1 1/2 cups grated carrots
  4. Get 2 eggs beaten
  5. Take 2 teaspoons vanilla
  6. Get 1/2 teaspoon salt
  7. Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  8. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  9. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  10. Make ready 1 teaspoon baking soda
  11. Take 1 teaspoon baking powder
  12. Make ready 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  13. Make ready 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  14. Prepare 1/2 cup dried apricots chopped

Whole wheat flour (spelt flour): It is crucial you use one these flours. White flour or any gluten free flour acts differently. Easy healthy carrot cake recipe starts with baking, frosting and serving it all in the same pan. Cake is so moist, you don't need the frosting between the layers.

Instructions to make Whole Wheat Carrot Cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Mix apple sauce and maple syrup in a medium bowl. Then add eggs, vanilla and carrots.
  3. Mix in salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
  4. Add baking soda and baking powder. It is important to add these ingredients separate from the rest but just before the flour as they will give your batter some air bubbles.
  5. Add the flour. Once it is completely mixed in, add the apricots and sunflower seeds.
  6. Pour the batter into a greased tin and bake for 1 hour.

Like my most cake recipes, this carrot cake is also made with whole wheat flour. though you can also make it with all-purpose flour. The cake tastes good and is filling. There is a slight denseness in the cake due to whole wheat flour. I tried testing carrot cake with different methods and ingredients five. My very first whole wheat cake !

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