Diabetic Carrot Cake Recipe
Yummy Good!
We have the best diabetic carrot cake recipe available! Be the hit of your next party with this scrumptious diabetic dessert!
But it doesn't stop with the cake. The frosting is just as good! In total, this mouth watering carrot cake only has 14 grams of
sugar per serving. How do we do it? Let's check it out.
Diabetic Carrot Cake Recipe
We will break down the ingredients based on the frosting versus the cake.
Cake Ingredients:
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Ingredients
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Amount
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Canola Oil
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1/2 Cup
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Apple Sauce, Unsweetened
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4 oz.
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Vanilla Extract
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2 tsp.
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Stevia Powder
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4 tbs.
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Whole Grain Flour
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2 cups
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Eggs
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4
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Chopped Walnutes
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1 Cup
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Baking Powder
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2 tsp.
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Baking Soda
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2 tsp.
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Grated Carrots
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3 Cups
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Cinnamon
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2 tsp.
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Crushed Pinapple
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1/2 Cup
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Salt
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1 tsp.
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Frosting Ingredients:
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Ingredients
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Amount
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Fat Free Cream Cheese
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3 oz.
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Butter, Unsalted, Light
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1 tbs.
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Vanilla Extract
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1 tsp.
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Confectionary Sugar
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2 Cups
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Fat Free Milk
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2 tbs.
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Cake Baking Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and spray no fat cooking spray on a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- Stir the eggs, applesauce, stevia powder and canola oil together in a large bowl.
- Next, add the flour, salt, cinnamon, whole grain flour, baking powder, baking soda. Mix well.
- Now, add the pineapple, vanilla extract, walnuts, and carrots.
- Pour into the pan and bake for 40-50 minutes. Check often as cooking time can vary. An easy way to check is with the toothpick test. Stick the tooth pick in the middle. If it comes out clean, you're done!
- Allow to cool completely before frosting.
Frosting Instructions
- Combine and mix the cream cheese, confection sugar, vanilla extract, milk and the butter. You may need to add a little more milk in order to get a spreadable consistency of the frosting.
- Now frost, cut into 20 servings then eat!
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Nutritional Information
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Calories
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221
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Total Fat
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15g
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Saturated Fat
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2g
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Cholesterol
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46mg
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Sodium
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240mg
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Total Carbohydrates
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25g
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Dietary Fiber
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3g
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Sugars
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14g
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Protein
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5g
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The nutritional content above is approximate and is per serving. Figures have been rounded to nearest whole number (e.g., 1.4 grams becomes 1 gram).
This is one good diabetic carrot cake! We hope you enjoy it!
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