Flax Seed Carrot Cake

Flax Seed Carrot Cake

Recipe by Janice C from allrecipes.com

Dessert 9 Hr. 5 Mins.

Ingredients

12

12 servings

  • 3 egg whites
  • 0.66666668653488 cup white sugar
  • 0.25 cup nonfat milk
  • 0.33333334326744 cup applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 0.25 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1.3333333730698 cups whole wheat flour
  • 0.66666668653488 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 0.33333334326744 cup chopped walnuts
  • 0.25 cup raisins
  • 0.5 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 cup grated carrot

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 9x5 inch loaf pan with vegetable cooking spray.
  • Whisk together the egg whites, sugar, milk, applesauce, vanilla, and almond extract in a small bowl; mix until well blended. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, whole wheat flour, flax seed, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and baking soda. Mix the egg into the flour; stir until well blended. Fold in the walnuts, raisins, carrot, and drained pineapple. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (but not necessarily dry), about 40 minutes. Set aside to cool for 10 to 20 minutes before refrigerating overnight.

Nutritional Facts

Per 12 servings

  • Calories: 178
  • Carbohydrate: 34g
  • Fat: 4g
  • Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 5g
  • Sugar: 15g

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