Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake
Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, whole grain carrot- zucchini cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

This whole wheat carrot cake is made healthier with whole grains and less sugar! Recipe includes a less sugary cream cheese frosting. Course Breakfast, Cake, Dessert, Snack, Whole Grain.

Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have whole grain carrot- zucchini cake using 22 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake:
  1. Get 2 cups whole grain flour
  2. Get 1 tsp baking powder
  3. Prepare 1 tsp baking soda
  4. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
  5. Take 1 tsp cinnamon*
  6. Make ready 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  7. Make ready 3/4 cup oil
  8. Prepare 3/4 cup sugar
  9. Get 1/2 cup brown sugar
  10. Prepare 2 eggs
  11. Prepare 1/2 cup shredded zucchini
  12. Get 1 cup shredded carrot
  13. Prepare 2 tsp vanilla extract
  14. Make ready 1 tbsp natural greek yogurt
  15. Take 1 tbsp orange zest
  16. Make ready you can add 1/4 tsp of ground ginger and 1/4 tsp all spice
  17. Make ready Cream cheese frosting
  18. Prepare 1 package cream cheese, soften. 8 oz
  19. Take 1 butter stick or 1/2 cup butter
  20. Get 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  21. Make ready 1 tsp vanilla extract
  22. Take 1 tsp orange zest

I got this recipe many years ago from a local hometown newspaper that used to run a special section once a year with Add sifted dry ingredients, zucchini, carrots, nuts and vanilla. Pour into a greased Bundt pan. While it's still what you might call a 'sometimes' food, this cake is higher in fibre and lower in added sugar than most pre-made options. Add the grated apple, grated carrot, grated zucchini, and chopped pecans to the flour mixture.

Instructions to make Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake:
  1. Mix dry ingredients:Flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices.
  2. Separately, mix wet ingredients: oil, eggs, sugars, greek yogurt, zucchini, orange zest, carrot, and vanilla extract until well mix.
  3. Combine flour and dry ingredients to wet ingredients until well incorporated.
  4. Put mixture in a greased pan
  5. Bake for 1 hour at 350 F or until golden on top and a toothpick comes out dry from the center.
  6. For the frosting, mix all the ingredients. Apply when the cake has cooled down.

Then toss with a large spoon so all the ingredients are I used my breadmaker and a combination of whole grain flours, a pear instead of an apple, raw sunflower seeds for the nuts and a bit of molasses with. This carrot cake is packed full of fresh, nutritious goodness and bursting with delicious flavors such sweet carrots, orange, lemon, ginger Of course, carrot cake wouldn't be complete without a frosting. The frosting is a combination of soaked cashew, coconut oil, coconut nectar, and a dash of vanilla. Because this grain-free chocolate cake which just so happens to have zucchini in it is AMAZING. You will love how rich and chocolaty it is, how moist and tender.

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