Healthy Carrot Cake

This recipe delivers a low-fat version of a perennial favorite through use of applesauce: carrot cake with walnuts, raisins, and pineapple.  

Prep:20 mins 

Cook:40 mins 

Total:1 hr 

Servings:18 

Yield:1 – 9 x 13 inch cake 

Ingredients

• 6 egg whites 
• 1 ⅓ cups white sugar 
• 1 cup applesauce 
• ½ cup skim milk 
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract 
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 
• 2 teaspoons baking soda 
• 1 cup whole wheat flour 
• 1 cup all-purpose flour 
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice 
• 2 cups shredded carrots 
• ½ cup chopped walnuts 
• ½ cup raisins 

Directions

• Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9X13 inch pan with non-fat cooking spray.
• Step 2 In large mixing bowl, beat egg whites. Slowly beat in sugar, then applesauce, skim milk, and vanilla. Stir in cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, and flour. Stir in, one ingredient at a time, pineapple (with juice), carrots, walnuts, and raisins. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Step 3 Bake for 35 – 40 minutes in the preheated oven. It is done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts 

Per Serving: 167 calories; protein 3.9g; carbohydrates 34.1g; fat 2.4g; cholesterol 0.1mg; sodium 171.1mg.