Low Fat Vegan Carrot Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons pumpkin puree or 3 tablespoons filling
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 cups finely grated carrots
• raisins (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a medium bowl, mix flour, flax, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix sugar and pumpkin until creamy.
• 4 add vanilla, then add applesauce and carrots.
• 5 mix wet and dry ingredients together and add raisins if using.
• 6 pour batter in a greased* 9x13 pan or two 9 in cake rounds for a layer cake.
• 7 bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 8 cool adequately if frosting or adding topping**.
• 9 *to grease the pan i use 1-2 tsp of non hydrogenated vegan margarine because it gives the cake a little richness without adding a lot of fat.
• 10 ** for a nice low-fat topping i put crushed pineapple on top.