Ingredients:
For Carrot Cake:
1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour, sifted 3 times
2 cups grated raw carrots, cut in pieces and chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 /4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup (240 ml) egg substitute or 4 large eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped almonds
For Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/4 cup butter
1 pkg cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup hung yogurt
Method:
Preheat oven to 350F degrees (180C degrees). Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch (22.5 x 32.5 cm) pan.
Grate carrots chop pecans.
Place flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and sugar a bowl and mix.
Turn on kitchen aid machine and quickly increase to med. Run machine for 30 seconds or until ingredients are mixed. Stop. Add beaten eggs very slowly and then oil. Select high.
Let ingredients get well mixed but don’t over beat as it can curdle. You may need to stop the machine and run a spatula around the inside of the container to integrate ingredients.
Remove and stir in carrot and nut mixture. Pour into pan. Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Cool cake on wire rack and cut from center till you have two bases.
For Cream Cheese Frosting:
Beat till well incorporated. Put in fridge and ice cake when cool.