Deliciously Healthy Carrot Cake

This moist, deliciously healthy whole wheat cake sweetened with maple syrup features carrot and apple pulp left over from juicing.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 196 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• ½ cup chopped pitted dates
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 ½ cups plain yogurt
• cooking spray
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 ½ cups carrot pulp from juiced carrots
• ½ cup apple pulp from juiced apple

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Add yogurt, carrot pulp, milk, maple syrup, apple pulp, dates, and egg. Mix with a wooden spoon until batter is blended and thick.

Step 3

Spread batter in the prepared baking pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.