Best 5 The Skinny Brides Guide To Carrot Cake Recipes
If you're a bride looking to stay healthy and still indulge in a delicious treat on your wedding day, you'll be delighted with the Skinny Brides Guide to Carrot Cake. This carrot cake is packed with flavor and nutrition, without all the extra calories and sugar found in traditional recipes. With its moist texture, sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting, and crunchy pecan topping, this carrot cake is sure to be a hit at your wedding reception.
Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!
SKINNY CARROT CAKE
A low-calorie, skinny version of a favorite carrot cake dessert!
Provided by Arden
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 8-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
- Whisk together flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a large bowl.
- Combine egg whites and vanilla extract in a small bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until fluffy.
- Place carrots into a food processor and process until finely grated but not pureed into a pulp, 2 to 5 seconds.
- Pour carrots and applesauce into flour mixture; mix well. Fold in egg white mixture and mix until thoroughly combined. Spoon batter into the prepared cake pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake is pulling away from the sides of the pan, 27 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cake cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.9 calories, Carbohydrate 29.6 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 2.6 g, Sodium 355.7 mg, Sugar 16.1 g
SKINNY CARROT CAKE
Don't be fooled by the name, once you take a bite of this delightful cake, you'll hardly be able to tell the difference between this lightened-up treat and the classic. Two layers of sweet carrot cake are separated with a velvety cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with chopped pecans for a dreamy dessert you would never guess is 300 calories per serving. The secret? It only takes a few smart substitutions, like using skim milk and reduced fat cream cheese, to create a better-for-you dessert without sacrificing the decadent flavors you love.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h10m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottoms only of two 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix egg product, oil, pumpkin, 1/4 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until well blended.
- Add all remaining cake ingredients except carrots. Beat on low speed 30 seconds or until well blended. Stir in carrots. Pour batter evenly into pans.
- Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Carefully run knife around sides of pans to loosen; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. On low speed, beat in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla until well blended. Beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until smooth. If necessary, add milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until frosting is desired consistency. Spread frosting between cake layers and on top. Sprinkle with pecans.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 300, Carbohydrate 50 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 190 mg, Sugar 39 g, TransFat 0 g
THE SKINNY BRIDE'S GUIDE TO CARROT CAKE
During my engagement I read an article in a bridal magazine in which a nutritionist/psychiatrist was asked, what is the easiest way for a woman to lose a large amount of weight? Her reply was, "Get Engaged". I had to laugh, I was running on the treadmill at the time in preparation for the big day in my white dress. Over the course of 11 months, I lost 20 pounds, gained a ton of self confidence and learned to eat healthy and excersize. However, it took some major dietary changes and I learned to take my uber-fattening favorites and make them healthier and still yummy :) I put these recipes in a book and I called it the Skinny Bride's Guide. But this was by far my favorite! It was my grandmother's recipe that I altered. NOTE: This will not rise like a normal cake! It is very moist and very dense. Put it in a muffin tin or a bundt pan. 9" rounds won't work, or you will end up with the world's thinnest cake! For a spluge I mix up a glaze of powdered sugar and skim milk.
Provided by SarahBeth
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 1h
Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350*F.
- Combine splenda eggs and apple sauce
- In a separate bowl combine the next six ingredients.
- Using an electric mixer, gradually beat flour mixture into egg mixture.
- Gently, stir in carrots.
- Bake in bundt pan for 35-40 minutes or until tooth pick inserted near the center comes out clean.
SLIMMED DOWN CARROT CAKE
Provided by Trisha Yearwood
Categories dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For the carrot cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom of a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan with cooking spray, line with parchment paper and grease the paper with cooking spray.
- With an electric mixer, cream the granulated sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs together in a large bowl. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the sugar mixture and mix well. Add the carrot puree, coconut, walnuts and pineapple and beat until smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool the cake for about 5 minutes. Spray a wire rack with cooking spray. Run a knife around the edges of the pan and turn the cake out onto the wire rack. Cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting: Using an electric mixer, beat the Neufchatel in a medium bowl until smooth. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar and continue beating until fully combined. Mix in the vanilla.
- Frost the cake and garnish with the chopped walnuts. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
SKINNY BRIDE'S GUIDE TO CHEESY POTATOES
Make and share this Skinny Bride's Guide to Cheesy Potatoes recipe from Food.com.
Provided by SarahBeth
Categories For Large Groups
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 casserole, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F
- Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- In large bowl, mix soup, sour cream, milk, melted vegetable oil spread, salt and pepper until blended.
- Stir in potatoes, onion and cheese. Spread evenly in baking dish. Sprinkle with crushed croutons and paprika.
- Bake uncovered 55 to 60 minutes or until top is golden brown and mixture is bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 134.7, Fat 5.7, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 14.5, Sodium 248.5, Carbohydrate 15, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 0.9, Protein 6.2
Tips:
- Choose the right carrots. Use fresh, organic carrots for the best flavor and texture. Look for carrots that are deep orange in color and have a firm texture.
- Grate the carrots finely. This will help them distribute evenly throughout the cake and give it a smooth texture.
- Use a combination of spices. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger are classic carrot cake spices, but you can also add other spices like cardamom, allspice, or cloves to taste.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cake tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the cake at a moderate temperature. This will help prevent the cake from drying out.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help the frosting set properly.
- Use a cream cheese frosting. Cream cheese frosting is a classic carrot cake frosting, but you can also use other types of frosting, such as vanilla buttercream or chocolate ganache.
Conclusion:
Carrot cake is a delicious and versatile cake that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you're looking for a classic carrot cake recipe or something a little more unique, there's sure to be a recipe in this article that you'll love. So what are you waiting for? Start baking!
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