Tuesday, June 24, 2008

156-Calorie Carrot Bread

Ingredients
2 cups grated carrots
2 "stage 2" containers of baby food carrots (or 1 extra cup grated). The baby carrots make the cake "fudgier" - using just grated carrots make it more "bread-like"
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups Splenda Baking Sweetner
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg or cinnamon
6 oz egg beaters or 7 egg whites
1 1/2 cups apple sauce
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine grated carrots, flour, Splenda, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg/cinnamon. Stir in eggs, apple sauce, 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, and 3/4 cup chopped nuts. Spoon batter into prepared pan.

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out almost clean. Do not overbake.

serving size is 1/12th of cake, 156 calories per serving, 5.2 grams of fat, 23 grams of carbs, 5.8 grams of protein