Low Fat Vegan Carrot Cake Recipes

SUGAR FREE, FAT FREE VEGAN CARROT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven for 15 minutes at 375F/190C. Lightly grease and line an 8 or 9 inch cake pan.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and powder and salt; set aside.
• In a saucepan, combine together the water, dates, raisins and allspice powder. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Place the shredded carrots in a large bowl. Pour the hot liquid mixture on top of it and let it cool completely.
• Once it is cool add the chopped walnuts and carrot juice; combine it well.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir well together.
• Pour the batter in the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Mine was done in about 40 minutes itself.
• If you have lined the cake pan with parchment paper you will be able to remove the cake just after 20 minutes. On the other hand if you have just greased the pan, it might take a couple of hours before you could remove the cake from the pan without breaking.
• This sugar free cake tasted absolutely delicious without frosting, but if you choose to frost wait for the cake to cool completely and frost it with your favorite frosting.

LOW FAT VEGAN CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, flax, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, mix sugar and pumpkin until creamy.
• Add vanilla, then add applesauce and carrots.
• Mix wet and dry ingredients together and add raisins if using.
• Pour batter in a greased* 9x13 pan or two 9 in cake rounds for a layer cake.
• Bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool adequately if frosting or adding topping**.
• *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.
• ** For a nice low-fat topping I put crushed pineapple on top.

LIGHT & MOIST LOW-FAT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray nonstick 12-cup Bundt-style pan with nonstick cooking spray with flour.
• Combine flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, and salt.
• In large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat eggs and egg whites until blended. Beat in sugars; beat 2 minutes. On low speed, beat in pineapple with juice, oil, and vanilla. Add flour mixture; beat 1 minute. Stir in carrots and raisins.
• Pour batter into pan. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert cake onto rack; cool completely.