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Low Fat Carrot Cake with a Twist
Serves 24
Two 5 A Day servings
Source: Unknown
Ingredients
2 eggs
2 egg whites
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1½ cups pureed figs or prunes (baby food jars)
2 cups peeled and grated carrots
1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple (reserve juice)
1 cup raisins
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 cup powdered sugar for glaze
Lightly beat together eggs and egg whites. Sift together flour, sugar,
baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into separate bowl. Stir to
blend. Add pureed baby food jars, beaten eggs, carrots, pineapple,
raisins, and nuts. Stir until blended. Turn mixture into a 13 x 9 x 2
baking pan, sprayed with nonstick vegetable spray. Bake at 350 degrees for
35 to 40 minutes. While cake cools, blend powdered sugar with 2
tablespoons reserved pineapple juice. Drizzle over cake.
Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 183.7, Fat 1.7g, Calories from
Fat 8%, Cholesterol 20.5mg, Fiber 1.4g, Sodium 113.1 mg, Protein 2.7g.
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