Re: FF Carrot Cake recipes?

[Sandi McGuire <kd6hci@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:33 AM 10/2/96 -0400, Mizuho-Akiba@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Does anyone know a good VLF or FF carrot cake recipe? 
>

The following recipe is from "To Your Health!" cookbook.  Please visit our web page at:  www.js-net.com/tmg


Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting 
(Makes 24 servings) 


2 cups			sugar 
1 1/2 cups		applesauce 
8       		egg whites 
1 teaspoon   		vanilla 


2 cups       		flour 
1 1/2 teaspoons	baking soda 
3 teaspoons  		cinnamon 
1 teaspoon   		salt 


3 cups       		grated carrots (5 medium) 
1/2 cup   		nuts, chopped (optional, 35 grams of fat) 


*** FROSTING *** 
8 ounces        		neufchatel cream cheese 
1 pound         		powdered sugar (or less) 
1 teaspoon      		vanilla 


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Prepare a 9x13 cake pan with 
cooking spray, then flour. 


Whisk egg whites till frothy, then add sugar and applesauce.  Blend 
well, then mix in vanilla. 


Combine all dry ingredients and add to wet ingredients mixing well.  
Fold in grated carrots and nuts. 


Pour mixture into prepared pan.  Bake for approximately 1 hr 10 
minutes or until toothpick stuck in center comes out clean.  Remove 
and allow to cool completely before frosting. 


FROSTING:  Cream together cheese and vanilla.  Add powdered sugar, 
mixing well.  Spread evenly over top of cooled carrot cake. 


NOTE:  This recipe (without nuts, but including the frosting) contains 1/4 gram of fat per serving.

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Sandi
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