Healthier Carrot Cake Recipes

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 10-inch springform pan with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl, beat together the egg, egg whites, brown sugar, canola oil, and vanilla extract on medium speed until well combined. Add the grated carrots and beat for 1 minute. Add the pineapple and shredded coconut and beat just until incorporated.
• With a wooden spoon, stir in half of the flour mixture, just until the flour almost disappears. Stir in the buttermilk. Add the remaining flour mixture, continuing to stir in by hand, just until combined. Gently fold in the walnuts and raisins.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (Check at the 30-minute mark-if the edges of the cake are browning too quickly, tent with foil, then return to the oven to finish baking.) Remove the cake from the oven and let cool completely in the pan. Run a dull knife, such as a butter knife, along the edge of the cake to loosen, then unmold it. Carefully transfer the cake to a serving plate.
• Meanwhile, prepare the frosting: In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, butter, vanilla extract, almond extract (if using), and salt at medium speed for 2 minutes, until fluffy and well combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low and gradually add the powdered sugar, increasing the speed to medium as you go. Beat for 1 to 2 minutes until well combined.
• Spread the frosting evenly over top of the cooled cake. Sprinkle with toasted nuts and serve.

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven 350 F. Place 2, round, 9 inch cake pans on parchment paper and trace around them. Line the bottoms of pans with parchment and grease with coconut oil. (See Note 3) 2. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs and then add the rest of the wet ingredients. Whisk until smooth. 3. Next, shift in spices and flour. Add in pink salt. Mix gently until well incorporated 4. Lastly, fold in shredded carrots and baking soda. 5. Bake at 350 F. on middle rack for 19-22 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. 6. Let cool completely. Make the icing by combining all icing ingredients in a medium bowl or stand mixer and beating until smooth. 7. Frost cake, adding a layer of icing in between cakes. Decorate with chopped walnut, pecans, or ground cinnamon!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Spray a 9X5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine dry ingredients (flours, spices, baking soda, and baking powder) in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• In another large bowl, beat egg till fluffy,
• Then beat in other wet ingredients (oil, yogurt, sugar, and vanilla.) Stir in grated carrots.
• Add dry mixture to wet mixture and stir until combined.
• If you are adding pineapple, add it here.
• Pour batter into greased loaf pan.
• Bake at 350F for approximately 50 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Grease two 8-inch cake pans and line them with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, add your flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon, and mix well.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together your granulated sweeter, coconut sugar, milk of choice, and melted coconut oil, until glossy and smooth.
• Combine your wet and dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Fold through your shredded carrots, nuts, and raisins.
• Distribute your cake batter evenly amongst the two cake pans. Bake for around 40 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.
• Allow the cakes to cool in the pan completely. Once cooled, you can frost them, if desired.

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE MUFFINS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until light and fluffy.
• Add in the Greek yogurt and whisk again until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
• Pour in the maple syrup, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat the mixture again until smooth.
• Add the shredded carrots, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and cinnamon over the wet ingredients. Using a rubber spatula, fold the wet and dry ingredients together just until combined.
• Using a medium ice cream scoop, portion the batter into a greased 12-cup muffin tin.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until the muffins have risen and set.
• For the frosting, beat the cream cheese in a small bowl until smooth.
• Add in the maple syrup and vanilla and beat again until the mixture is well combined.
• Once the muffins have cooled, use a small ice cream scoop to spoon a bit of the frosting on top of the muffins. Gently tap the muffins on the counter to smooth out the layer of frosting on top.
• Enjoy!

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In one large bowl, whisk the eggs for 10 seconds. Add yogurt, oil, maple syrup, milk and vanilla extract; whisk well and set aside.
• In another large bowl, add flour, cinnamon, baking powder + soda, and salt; whisk well breaking any baking soda or powder lumps. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, spray large 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside. Preheat large skillet on low heat, add walnuts and toast for a few minutes (until fragrant), stirring occasionally. Add coconut flakes and toast another minute, stirring frequently. Turn off the heat. Grate carrots.
• Add dry ingredients to a bowl with wet, stir gently until combined (do not over mix).
• Add carrots, walnuts and coconut flakes; stir gently just enough to combine.
• Pour into previously prepared baking dish and bake for: 9 x 13 dish - 40 minutes, 6" pans - 25-30 minutes, 8" pans - 35-40 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool off completely (about 4-5 hours).
• While cake is cooling down, line small colander with a coffee filter or paper towel and place on top of a small bowl. Add yogurt and let it strain in a fridge for a few hours.
• When ready to assemble your healthy carrot cake, discard the whey and add strained yogurt into a medium bowl along with icing sugar and vanilla extract. Whisk well, transfer on top of cake, spread with spatula, garnish with toasted coconut flakes (chips) and cut into 16 slices.

THE CARROT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the Oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour 2 round cake pans.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon.
• In a large bowl beat eggs on high speed until foamy (1 min), Add 1 cup honey and beat on high another 4 min. Blend in 1/2 cup canola oil, 2 tsp vanilla and applesauce.
• Add in the flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time and mix until it is just incorporated into the batter.
• Use a spatula to fold in the grated carrots and walnuts (if using) just until combined.
• Divide the batter equally among the two cake pans and bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes; a toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean (mine was closer to 30 min).
• Tip: While cakes are in the oven make your frosting and refrigerate frosting until ready to use.
• Remove cakes form the oven and once they are cool enough to handle, remove from cake molds and let them cool completely to room temp before assembling and frosting your cake. Note: if the cakes are still warm, your frosting will melt.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, mix the 2 sticks of butter with 2 cups powdered sugar on low speed or until combined (1 min) Don't start on high speed or you will be surrounded in a cloud of powdered sugar. Increase speed to high and beat until the mixture is pale and fluffy (2 min).
• Add cream cheese 1-piece at a time and mix until combined. (I waited maybe 3 seconds in between each piece; it's one after another really. Once all of the cream cheese is incorporated. continue to beat 1 more minute.
• Add 1 Tbsp vanilla and mix until combined (1 min). Refrigerate frosting until ready to use.
• Place your first (fully cooled) cake layer down on a cake platter. Cover the top generously with frosting.Top with the second cake layer and frost the top and sides until smooth.
• I pulled the frosting up all around the cake (If you don't have an icing knife, you can use a spoon) to make the "column" effect on the sides. I then used my WILTON 1M large frosting tip and a pastry bag to pipe the pattern all around the top rim of the cake.
• Top the cake (staying inside the border) with toasted coarsely chopped walnuts and drizzle generously with honey. This cake is best eaten the same day, but refrigerate the cake if not serving right away and let it sit at least 1 hour at room temp before serving to give the frosting and cake a chance to soften up.

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and buttermilk powder. Set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl whisk together 2 eggs and both sugars until smooth.
• Whisk the crushed pineapple, vanilla, coconut oil, and water into the sugar mixture.
• Slowly stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until everything is combined.
• Fold the shredded carrots and shredded coconut into the batter.
• Pour the batter into a 9 x 13 cake pan coated with cooking spray.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until the center is set. You'll know it's done when you can insert a toothpick or a sharp knife into the center and it comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This can take 1-2 hours.
• To make the frosting add the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla into a medium mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer, blend the ingredients together until smooth.
• Spread the frosting onto the cake and sprinkle with pecans.
• Cut into 16 slices and serve.

HEALTHY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• *For a double layer cake, simply double all ingredients and bake in two pans.Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and line an 8-inch square or round pan with parchment. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the first 5 ingredients and let sit at least 10 minutes or fridge overnight. In a separate bowl, stir together all remaining ingredients. Pour wet into dry, then stir until just combined. Do not overmix. Pour into the prepared pan, and smooth down evenly. Bake 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. The carrot cake tastes much sweeter and better-textured the day after it's made, and leftovers can be refrigerated for 3-4 days or even sliced and frozen. I frosted the cake with about 1/2 cup of the frosting recipe linked under the second photo in this post - If using a preservative-free frosting like the one I used, it's best to frost directly before serving.View Nutrition Facts

HEALTHIER CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Oil and line 8" cake or loaf tin with silicone parchment or greaseproof paper. Pre-heat oven to 180°C / 160°C fan / gas 4
• Gently warm the oil in a saucepan, cool for a few minutes and add the sugar, vanilla essence and eggs. Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth then stir in the flour, 1/4 tsp salt then grated carrot or beetroot and mixed spice. Top with some milled linseed and seeds.
• Bake for 30 mins until risen and allow to cool on a wire rack.

EASY AND HEALTHY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Start by combining the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the flour, sugar or monk fruit, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt to a bowl. Thoroughly combine the dry ingredients in the bowl.
• In another bowl, combine the wet ingredients. Add the shredded carrots to the bowl. I like to whisk the eggs before adding them to the bowl. Then, drain the pineapple juice and just add the crushed pineapple to the bowl. After that, add the applesauce and vanilla extract to the bowl. Thoroughly mix all of the wet ingredients.
• Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients a little at a time. Add some dry ingredients, mix, and then add more of the dry ingredients. Thoroughly mix until all of the dry and wet ingredients are combined.
• Spray your baking pan lightly with oil so the carrot cake doesn't stick. We like to make carrot cake muffins and use a ¼ measuring cup to pour the carrot cake batter into the muffin pan. Then, you can go back and add any extra batter to the ones that may need it. Bake the carrot cake muffins at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes. Let them cool before frosting them.
• For the delicious cream cheese frosting, add the light or fat-free cream cheese to a bowl. Then, add a little bit of lemon zest, vanilla, and the powdered sugar or powdered monk fruit. Mix the ingredients until they are thoroughly combined and the frosting is smooth. Spread the frosting on top of the carrot cake or use a piping bag. Enjoy!

HEALTHIER CARROT CAKE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
• Beat together eggs, oil, white sugar, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in a large bowl. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• To make frosting: Combine butter, Neufchatel cheese, confectioner's sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Spread frosting over completely cooled cake.