Whole Wheat Carrot Cake. Carrot cake is one of my favorites, and it's even better when I can actually feel good about eating it! :-) Frost with a cream cheese frosting (spreading apricot preserves This cake is pretty amazing. It's made without refined flour or sugar, but the taste and texture are sublime: it's not heavy at all. This healthy carrot cake recipe is incredibly moist and nobody will believe it's whole wheat! Whole Wheat Carrot Cake

You can have Whole Wheat Carrot Cake using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Whole Wheat Carrot Cake
  1. You need 1/2 cup of apple sauce.
  2. Prepare 1/3 cup of maple syrup.
  3. It’s 1 1/2 cups of grated carrots.
  4. It’s 2 of eggs beaten.
  5. Prepare 2 teaspoons of vanilla.
  6. You need 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
  7. You need 1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon.
  8. You need 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg.
  9. You need 1/2 teaspoon of ginger.
  10. You need 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
  11. It’s 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
  12. You need 1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour.
  13. It’s 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds.
  14. It’s 1/2 cup of dried apricots chopped.

Lastly, I love fluffy, whole wheat pancakes like these because they hold me over until lunchtime, unlike donuts or pastries. Joy's recipe was not my first attempt at making carrot cake pancakes, but her recipe turned out perfectly whereas the first recipe left me with fat, chewy pancakes. Like my most cake recipes, this carrot cake is also made with whole wheat flour. though you can also make it with all-purpose flour. The cake tastes good and is filling.

Whole Wheat Carrot Cake step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 350F..

  2. Mix apple sauce and maple syrup in a medium bowl. Then add eggs, vanilla and carrots..

  3. Mix in salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger..

  4. Add baking soda and baking powder. It is important to add these ingredients separate from the rest but just before the flour as they will give your batter some air bubbles..

  5. Add the flour. Once it is completely mixed in, add the apricots and sunflower seeds..

  6. Pour the batter into a greased tin and bake for 1 hour..

There is a slight denseness in the cake due to whole wheat flour. I tried testing carrot cake with different methods and ingredients five. The first time I made this vegan carrot cake I was testing it on some coworkers. The next time I made it for my family for Mother's Day (carrot cake is my mom's favorite). Made with healthier substitutions like flax seed, whole wheat white flour, and coconut oil for one delicious cake.