Low Fat Carrot Cake

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SERVES: 12

COOK TIME: 40 Min

These days, everybody wants a low fat cake recipe. Well, this one does it deliciously!

What You'll Need

4 cups shredded carrots
2 cups sugar
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup prune puree or prepared prune butter
4 egg whites
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup shredded or flaked coconut

What to Do

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine carrots, sugar, pineapple, prune puree, egg whites, and vanilla. Stir to blend thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients except coconut. Mix completely. Gently stir in coconut, then spread batter into prepared baking pan.
Bake about 40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a rack, then cut into squares.

Notes

Using prune puree or prepared prune butter in place of oil allows us to enjoy baked goods that are low in fat, yet are rich, moist, and flavorful. Use it in a direct one-to-one substitution for butter, margarine, or oil in darker baked goods. Prune puree and prune butter are available ready to use (found in the jam & jelly or baking section of your supermarket), or you can make your own puree by combining 1-1/2 cups (8 ounces) pitted prunes and 6 tablespoons water in the container of a food processor; pulse on and off until the mixture is smooth. It makes 1 cup.
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ceejay 5498887

Feb 17, 2014

Question: Would prunes found in the baby food aisle work in this recipe?

Test Kitchen Team

Feb 17, 2014

Yes they would work.

Festie1

Jan 03, 2013

I would think applesauce would work just as well as prune puree in this cake, espcially the unsweetened with cinnamon. Anyone try that? meadowview, that has been suggested with every single recipe I have ever looked at on this site. They don't do it. Most people can pretty much figure out if something is appropriate for them or not.

meadowview1 545911 6

Apr 28, 2012

Why do some recipes not include the nutritional analysis?