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Healthy Carrot Cake

Serves 4
60mins
450 Kcal
Healthy carrot cake is a perfect dessert that combines warm carrot and spice flavours with healthy ingredients to give a luscious spin on the classic. The healthy carrot cake recipe is moist and delicious. Using whole wheat flour or almond flour instead of refined flour adds extra fiber and nutrients to this cake. For carrots, which are grated into it, add natural sweetness, vitamins, and antioxidants, thus making the cake very moist and flavourful. Healthy Carrot Cake utilises honey or maple syrup as natural sweeteners instead of refined sugars, so you can have your cake and eat it without guilt. Ingredients such as applesauce or Greek yoghurt not only make the cake moist but also reduce the requirement for excess oil or butter, making it a light and fluffy cake. The recipe of healthy carrot cake is nutritious and tasty. To make it even more nutritious, add nuts like walnuts or pecans for that crunch and healthy fat. Add spices, such as cinnamon and nutmeg, which give a lovely aromatic flavour with added anti-inflammatory effects. You can top it off with a light cream cheese frosting using reduced-fat cream cheese and a touch of vanilla, or it can stay plain, for it is an even healthier option. This is the healthier version of carrot cake. It's a treat for any dessert lover who wants to indulge in something guilt-free. Whether it is consumed at a birthday party, a family holiday, or a mere snack, healthy carrot cake presents all the excitement of a deliciously sweet treat accompanied by the wholesomeness of the ingredients.

Ingredients required for Healthy Carrot Cake

  1. 2 eggs
  2. 200 gms maida
  3. 250 gms carrot
  4. 1 tsp baking powder
  5. 1 tsp baking powder
  6. 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
  7. Bura
  8. 50 gms walnut
  9. 1/2 tsp baking soda
  10. 1 pinch salt
  11. 100 gms cream cheese
  12. 100 ml vegetable oil
  13. Carrots

Cooking steps for Healthy Carrot Cake

  1. 1
    Among other delights, healthy carrot cake is another timeless classic with the sweetness of carrots combined with warm spices; really, it is a treat for any occasion.
  2. 2
    Preheat your oven to 180 C (350 F). Grease and line a 20 cm round cake tin with parchment paper. Make sure it comes out quickly and perfectly shaped.
  3. 3
    In a big bowl, mix grated carrots with 200 gms of all-purpose flour, maida along with one teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder, and a pinch of salt.
  4. 4
    Together, these provide the right structure and flavour to the cake. Mix them well to ensure that dry ingredients are well incorporated.
  5. 5
    In another bowl, whisk 150 gms powdered sugar, 100 ml vegetable oil, and two large eggs. Whisk this until the mixture is smooth and creamy, so you end up with that gorgeous, luscious base for your batter.
  6. 6
    Using a spatula or wooden spoon, you can slowly incorporate the wet mixture into the dry ingredients. Be careful not to overmix; you want to get them just combined, with flour incorporated.
  7. 7
    Add 50 gms of chopped walnuts and 50 gms of raisins into the batter once it is well mixed. These additions not only provide flavour but add textural components as well to enhance every bite.
  8. 8
    Once you have added the nuts and the raisins, pour the batter into the cake tin, smoothing the top with a spatula to get an even surface.
  9. 9
    Place the cake tin in the oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Just insert a toothpick into the cake's centre to check if it is made; it should be clean. The aroma of baking cakes will fill your kitchen, making it all warm and inviting.
  10. 10
    Let it rest in the tin for about 10 minutes. This resting time settles the cake down and makes the cake an easy task to transfer.
  11. 11
    Then, transfer the cake carefully to a wire rack to cool completely. Although it sounds simple, this is very important because you probably know that frosting a warm cake results in melted frosting that loses its structure.
  12. 12
    While cooling the cake, make the frosting. In a mixing bowl, you may cream together 100 gms of softened cream cheese, 50 gms of softened unsalted butter, and 100 gms of powdered sugar. This frosting should be smooth and creamy to have a luscious consistency, fitting the healthy carrot cake.
  13. 13
    Top the cooled cake completely with a flat spatula using an even amount of cream cheese frosting at the top and sides of the cake. The rich, tangy frosting will let loose the flavours in the cake so that it has the best balance of sweetness and creaminess.
  14. 14
    To top it off, you may sprinkle chopped walnuts on the top or carry a few strands of grated carrots to finish it off. It not only gives an eye appeal but also adds extra flavour and texture to the cake.
  15. 15
    Your homemade recipe of healthy carrot cake is finally ready to present to family and friends either in celebration of a special occasion or even as a great dessert to go with dinner.
  16. 16
    Relish each bite of this drooling cake, which will certainly amaze everyone with its heavy moistness and flavour, revealing that the classic combination of carrots and spices never really goes out of flavour.

Shop Ingredients

Bura
99
1
Walnut (50 gms)
337
1
334
1
318
1
289
1
460
1
419
1
499
1
329
1
532
1
325
1
Vegetable Oil (100 ml)
163
1
162
1
149
1
146
1
155
1
168
1
341
1
346
1
146
1
160
1
Salt (1 pinch)
27
1
21
1
113
1
50
1
105
1
115
1
47
1
53
1
79
1
144
1
Carrots
26
1
32
1
Carrot (250 gms)
26
1
32
1
Baking Powder (1 Tsp)
36
1
19
1
Cream Cheese (100 gms)
178
1
354
1
Eggs (2)
133
1
220
1
49
1
80
1
93
1
292
1
121
1
82
1
Maida (200 gms)
30
1
61
1
52
1
35
1
53
1
56
1
52
1
32
1
56
1
25
1
Cinnamon Powder (1/2 Tsp)
124
1
Baking Soda (1/2 Tsp)
33
1
34
1

FAQs

What is it about a healthy carrot cake that makes it a healthy choice?

A healthy carrot cake would be made with nutritionally healthy ingredients for health. Rather than taking white flour, one can use whole wheat flour; even almond flour adds a bonus of fibre content. Natural sweeteners such as honey or maple syrup replace refined sugars; grated carrots add in vitamins A and C and antioxidants. Then, with the addition of nuts and seeds, healthy fats and proteins are added to make the cake quite nutritious while retaining the delightful flavour.

Can a gluten-free healthy carrot cake be made?

Sure! If a person would replace the flour with gluten-free alternatives like almond flour, coconut flour, or gluten-free all-purpose flour blends, he could surely have a gluten-free healthy carrot cake. Provided that all the other ingredients in the recipe are gluten-free-even baking powder-in this adaptation, people who are gluten-sensitive or who have celiac disease can also enjoy a great-tasting carrot cake without loss of flavour or texture.

How can I reduce calorie intake from my healthy carrot cake?

You can make several modifications to reduce the calorie content of your carrot cake. Use unsweetened applesauce or mashed bananas instead of some or all of the oil or butter, which contain fewer calories. You may reduce your use of added sweeteners or employ a low-calorie, naturally occurring alternative. There are also options like cutting down on the frosting, using lighter cream cheese or Greek yoghurt frosting, and getting a lighter version, which you would never have to be guilty about indulging in.
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