Low Fat Low Sugar Carrot Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups wheat flour
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg or 2 teaspoons spice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2/3 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup fat free egg substitute or 1 cup egg
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1 (8 ounce) can unsweetened crushed canned pineapple
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 1/4 cup crushed pecans (optional)
• 1/4 cup raisins (optional)
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 combined flour, germ, soda, powder, cinnamon, and salt. set aside.
• 3 next combine sugars, egg substitutes, vanilla and buttermilk.
• 4 gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until thoroughly combined.
• 5 next add the pineapples(do not drain), carrots,raisens, coconut, and crushed pecans.
• 6 pour batter into a 9x13 cake pan or a bundt pan that has been sprayed with a nonstick spray.
• 7 bake 35-45 minutes depending on your oven or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• 8 let cake cool before frosting. i frost this cake with a low sugar low fat cream cheese frosting or you can just sprinkle with a dusting of powdered sugar.