Best 8 Low Fat Carrot Cake Recipes

LOW-FAT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the brown sugar, buttermilk, egg whites, egg, oil and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, spices and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Fold in carrots and pineapple. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and vanilla; beat until smooth. Drizzle over cake.

LIGHT & MOIST LOW-FAT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray nonstick 12-cup Bundt-style pan with nonstick cooking spray with flour.
• Combine flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, and salt.
• In large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat eggs and egg whites until blended. Beat in sugars; beat 2 minutes. On low speed, beat in pineapple with juice, oil, and vanilla. Add flour mixture; beat 1 minute. Stir in carrots and raisins.
• Pour batter into pan. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert cake onto rack; cool completely.

A DIFFERENT FLUFFY, LIGHT AND MOIST CARROT CAKE (VERY LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 370 F (190c).
• Grease a 9 inch pan.
• Beat egg whites until stiff and then slowly pour in 1/2 cup of sugar, beating constantly.
• In another bowl, beat the egg yolks and the remaining sugar then add lemon rind, lemon juice, salt and cinnamon, beating continuously.
• Add in the carrots, corn starch and mix.
• Add the egg whites to the mix slowly and small amounts at a time mixing continuously in a top to bottom rotating movement.
• Pour the batter into the pan.
• Level the surface with a spatula (do not pressure it though and move very lightly).
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean and cake is golden.
• For frosting:.
• Whip the whipping cream until it thickens.
• In a separate bowl, mix the sugar and cheese until smooth.
• Add in the whipped cream.
• Frost cooled cake.

CARROT CAKE MUFFIN COOKIES! LOW FAT!

Steps:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together first.
• Add in the carrots, applesauce, water, an raisins.
• Spray cookie sheets with non stick, butter flavored cooking spray and drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto the cookies sheets 1 1/2 inches apart from one another. Make sure to flatten the cookies slightly because they will not really "spread out" at all.
• Bake at 275 degrees (yes, thats right -- 275!) for 18 minutes. DO NOT OVER BAKE.
• Let rest for a minute or two on the sheets before removing. Store in an air tight container and enjoy!

LOW-FAT CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Coat 2 (8-inch) round cake pans or 1 13 x 9-inch pan with spray and dust with 1 Tbs flour.
• Combine 2¼ cups flour through nutmeg in a medium bowl.
• Combine sugars through egg in a large bowl and beat well at medium speed; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
• Stir in carrot.
• Pour into the cake pans, then sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles.
• Bake at 375°F about 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center of each cake comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely.
• MAKE FROSTING: Beat cream and vanilla in a large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth.
• Gradually add sugar and beat at low speed just until smooth.
• (If necessary you can thin the frosting with a little skim milk).
• Spread about 1/2 cup on bottom layer of cake; top with other layer. Spread rest of frosting over top and sides of cake.
• Alternatively, if using a 13 x 9 pan, just spread frosting over the top.
• Either way, sprinkle walnuts over top.

GLUTEN FREE, LOW FAT, SPICED CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray (2) 9 inches round cake pans with cooking spray. Line bottoms and sides with parchment paper cut to fit pans (the better the fit, the easier the turn out).
• In a bowl, combine carrots and ginger, and dust with 1/2 cup flour. Toss with fingers, making sure that all pieces are coated with flour. Retain excess flour; do not discard.
• Sift all dry ingredients together.
• On low speed, using hand mixer or stand mixer, mix all wet ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in mixer bowl. Mix on medium speed until incorporated.
• Add carrot, ginger and flour mixture to batter. Mix on low speed just until incorporated.
• Pour half the batter into each prepared cake pan, and bake in middle of pre-heated oven for 45 minutes, rotating pans half way through baking time.
• Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick. Add time if necessary. When toothpick comes out dry, remove pans from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes.
• Turn cakes out onto baking racks, and allow to cool completely before frosting.
• Frost cakes if desired. For fat-free cream cheese frosting, combine (2) 8 oz. packages fat-free cream cheese with 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract, 1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar and 2-3 tablespoons milk. Mix on medium speed until smooth and fluffy.

LOW-FAT CARROT CAKE MUFFINS (THAT DON'T TASTE LOW-FAT!)

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners or spray tins with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl mix together first 7 ingredients.
• In a small bowl whisk together egg, oil, milk and vanilla.
• In a medium bowl mix the shredded carrots with the crushed pineapple.
• Add in the oil/egg mixture into the carrot/pineapple mixture; mix well to combine, then add to the dry ingredients; mix JUST until combined.
• Add in the raisins and chopped nuts.
• Divide the mixture between the 12 muffin tins.
• Bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until the muffins test done.

LOW-FAT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• PREPARATION: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13-inch x 9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Combine flours, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg in a large bowl. Stir with a whisk. In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar slowly, followed by the applesauce, buttermilk and vanilla. Add to flour mixture and stir until just moist. Stir in the pineapple, carrots, raisins and walnuts. Spoon batter into baking pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack before frosting. For the frosting: Beat cream cheeses together with lemon juice and vanilla. Add in powdered sugar until desired consistency. Spread over cooled cake. Cut cake into 16 squares.