Carrot Cake (Low Fat) Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
2 cup flour, all purpose
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 each crushed pineapple (8 oz can)
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
3 cup carrots, shredded
3 each large egg whites
1 pinch cloves
1 1/2 cup sugar
Recipe
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350F. Line 13 x 9 in. baking pan with foil. Coat with
vegetable cooking spray. Combine first seven ingredients in bowl.
Beat sugar, pineapple, oil and vanilla in mixer bowl until smooth.
Beat in dry ingredients until just combined. Stir in carrots. Beat
egg whites in small mixer bowl to stiff peaks. Fold into carrot
mixture in 2 batches with rubber spatula. Pour batter into pan.
Bake 40 min. or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire
rack. Invert cake onto wax paper; remove pan and foil. Cut into 16
pieces.
Servings:
16
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