Diet Dessert Cake
July 14, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Cake, Dessert, Easy, Easy Miscellaneous Recipes, Snack
| Diet Dessert Cake - This rich, sweet, dessert cake, starring healthy carrots, and sweet pineapple, has no sugar added! An all natural sweetness, even in the rich cream cheese frosting, from the golden pineapple. Great for potlucks, as anyone can eat it, and it is very quick and easy to make.
Prep Time: 15-20 mins |
Ingredients to make Diet Dessert Cake
1/2 c Low Fat margarine,softened
3 Eggs** For low fat use egg substitute
1 c Thawed frozen unsweetened pineapple juice concentrate
2 ts Vanilla
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Ground nutmeg
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Salt
3 c Shredded carrots
ICING
8 oz Cream cheese, softened
1 cn (8 oz) crushed pineapple in unsweetened juice,drained
1 ts Vanilla
Directions to make Diet Dessert Cake
Step 1:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Blend in eggs, pineapple juice concentrate and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt. Gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in carrots.
Step 2:Spread batter evenly into greased 12 x 8 inch baking dish. Bake 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack.
Step 3:Prepare Icing by combining all ingredients. Spread over cooled cake.