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Carrot Cake with a Lemon Glaze

7
6
6
SmartPoints® value per serving
Total Time
1 hr 18 min
Prep
18 min
Cook
1 hr
Serves
16
Difficulty
Moderate
Fantastic as written or made with clove and nutmeg instead of the freshly grated ginger. Can also be made into mini muffins.*

Ingredients

Cooking spray

2 spray(s)

All-purpose flour

1 cup(s)

Whole wheat flour

1 cup(s)

Baking powder

1¼ tsp

Baking soda

1 tsp

Table salt

1 tsp

Ground cinnamon

1 tsp

Packed brown sugar

½ cup(s)

Sugar

¼ cup(s), granulated

Egg(s)

2 large, beaten

Unsalted butter

¼ cup(s), melted

Unsweetened applesauce

½ cup(s)

Shredded carrot(s)

1 oz, finely grated (about 1/2 lb carrots)

Ginger root

2 tsp, fresh, grated

Canned carrot juice

½ fl oz, or fresh Icing Ingredients

Powdered sugar

½ cup(s)

Vanilla extract

½ tsp

Fresh lemon juice

2 tsp, or less to taste

Low fat cream cheese

2⅔ Tbsp, at room temperature

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously coat a bundt pan with cooking spray.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together both types of flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
  3. Using an electric mixer, in a large bowl, beat together both sugars, eggs and melted butter until light and fluffy. Add applesauce; beat again. Fold in carrots and ginger. Working in small batches, add flour mixture, alternating with juice, until batter is blended; beat on high for 30 seconds more.
  4. Pour batter into prepared pan; smooth top. Bake until a tester inserted in cake comes out clean, about 50 to 60 minutes. Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes; turn cake out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  5. While cake is cooling, combing icing ingredients in a medium bowl; using an electric mixer, beat until well-combined. (Add water for desired consistency if necessary.) Drizzle or pour icing over top of cake; let sit a few minutes. Slice into 16 pieces and serve. Yields 1 piece per serving.

Notes

*Will affect cooking time.

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