CARROT CAKE, APPLESAUCE CARROT CAKE
Makes 16 servings
Ingredients:
• 2 cups white flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 3 cups carrots, coarsely chopped
Directions:
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
2. In a separate small bowl, combine the applesauce, oil and eggs. Add to the flour mixture, stirring until the ingredients are well blended. Add the carrots and mix again.
3. Pour the batter into a greased 9" tube pan, or use a 9" x 13" rectangular cake pan, or two bread loaf pans, or a cupcake pan.
4. Bake the cake in a preheated 350 deg. oven for about 1 hour, 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the thickest part of hte cake comes out clean. Set the cake on a wire rack for five minutes. Then, run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the cake, and turn the cake out onto the rack to cool.
NUTRITION FACTS:
Serving Size: 1/16 cake (73 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Amount per serving
Calories 147
Calories from fat 42
Total Fat 5 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 40 mg
Sodium 254 mg
Total Carbohydrates 24 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugars 8 g
Protein 3 g
Vitamin A 135%
Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 2%
Iron 6%
King County Washington Public Health
www.metrokc.gov
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