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Recipe

Easy Carrot Cake

(makes 16 servings)

baking spray with flour
1 1/2cups (285 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4cup (103 g) one-to-one sugar substitute
1/3cup (65 g) plus 1 tablespoon (8 g) nonfat dry milk powder
1 1/2teaspoons (7.5 ml) baking soda
1 1/2teaspoons (7.5 ml) baking powder
1teaspoon (5 ml) ground cinnamon
1/2teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground cloves
1/2teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground nutmeg
1/2teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground allspice
1/8teaspoon (0.6 ml) salt (optionl)
1/2cup (120 ml) canola oil
3/4cup (180 ml) liquid egg substitute
1large egg white
1 1/2cups (225 g)finely grated carrots
1/4cup (32 g) finely chopped pecans
1/4cup (36 g) currants
16-ounce (180 g) can unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained
frozen non-fat, sugar-free whipped topping, thawed (optional)

  1. Preheat oven 350°F (180°C), Gas Mark 4. Coat an 10 inch (25 cm) spring form pan with cooking spray.
  2. Sift the flour into a large bowl. Add the sugar substitute, dry milk, baking soda, baking powder, spices and salt. Stir to mix well.
  3. Mix in the oil and egg substitute using a low setting on your electric mixer. Fold in the carrots, walnuts, currants and pineapple.
  4. Spread in the prepared pan and bake until a tooth pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in pan, remove the outside of the cake pan and slice.
  5. If using, top with thawed whipped topping.
Per serving:155 calories (44% calories from fat), 4 g protein, 8 g total fat (0.6 g saturated fat), 20 g carbohydrates, 1 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 204 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges:1 1/2 carbohydrate (bread/starch), 1 1/2 fat



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