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Carrot Cake Recipe (With Less Sugar!)

  • Yield: 12 1x

Ingredients

Scale

Cake

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup SPLENDA Sugar Blend
  • 2 3/4 cup carrots, shredded
  • 8 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 cup coconut, flaked
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients

  • 4 ounces butter, unsalted, softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • To make frosting:

Instructions

For Cake

  1. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.
  2. Beat eggs, vegetable oil, annnd SPLENDA Sugar Blend at a medium speed with an electric mixer until batter is smooth.
  3. Add flour mixture until blended.
  4. Gently fold in carrots, pineapple, walnuts, and coconut.
  5. Pour batter into (2) greased round pans or (1) greased 9″ x 11″ baking dish.
  6. Bake for 35 – 40 minutes at 325 degrees or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
  7. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool completely.

To Make Frosting

  1. In your stand mixer or with an electric mixer, beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
  2. Add the powdered sugar one cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Add in vanilla extract.

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