Desserts
Guilt-free CARROT CAKE
So I’ll start by giving full credit here to my hubby, who whipped up this AMAZING carrot cake yesterday whilst I was out at CrossFit. It’s SO good that I had to post and share this wonderful recipe to all those that love to eat clean but still get that sweet sugary hit. After indulging quite a bit over Thanksgiving, we were both craving a sweet to follow our Sunday dinner! Ross is a dab hand at baking so I put in a request for a clean recipe that was free from added sugar and butter so we can treat ourselves, GUILT FREE. He adapted a recipe from a fellow bloggers site – Amy’s Healthy Baking.
I had another slice earlier and I’m blown away at how bloody good this cake is. It’s moist, fluffy and sweet with warm spices. I guarantee a lot of happiness when eating this cake!
Cake Ingredients:
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1 ½ cup whole wheat flour – be exact with measurements
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1 ½ tsp baking powder
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½ tsp baking soda
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1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
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½ tsp ground nutmeg
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¼ tsp salt
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1 tbsp coconut oil, melted and cooled slightly
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1 large egg, room temperature
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2 tsp vanilla extract
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½ cup maple syrup
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¼ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
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¼ cup nonfat milk
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3 medium carrots, grated
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1 small orange (cut in half and squeezed)
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Large handful walnuts
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Large handful raisins
Frosting ingredients:
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8 oz nonfat ricotta cheese
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3 tbsp plain nonfat Greek yogurt
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2 tbsp agave
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1 tsp vanilla extract