Common diabetes misperception: you can never have cake or cookies or anything sweet ever again. Don’t you get tired of hearing that from other people and then correcting them? Make this carrot cake the next time you have guests, and you won’t hear that misperception from them.
What You Need
(makes 20 servings)
| butter-flavored cooking spray | ||
| 2 | large egg whites, at room temperature (you can put the eggs in warm water for 10-15 minutes, or you can leave them out for an hour or so) | |
| ½ | cup fat-free plain yogurt | |
| 3 | tbsp canola oil | |
| ½ | cup unsweetened applesauce | |
| 1/3 | cup dark brown sugar, packed | |
| 2 | tsp vanilla extract | |
| 2½ | cups all-purpose flour | |
| ½ | tsp baking soda | |
| 2 | tsp baking powder | |
| ¼ | tsp salt (optional) | |
| ½ | tsp ground nutmeg | |
| 1 | tsp ground cinnamon | |
| 1 | cup shredded carrots | |
| 4 | oz unsweetened crushed pineapple with juice | |
| ¼ | cup dark raisins | |
