Healthy Carrot Cake Recipe | Tasty Healthy Carrot Loaf
Super moist and delicious carrot cake recipe with freshly grated carrot and whole wheat flour. It's a wonderful healthy carrot loaf recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup 140 grams whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup 100 grams granulated sugar
- ½ cup 100 grams dark brown sugar
- 2 large egg
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups grated carrots
- ½ cup pecans or walnuts roughly chopped optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 350F
- Sieve together the first 6 ingredients together. and put aside.
- Cream together the sugars and eggs.
- Add the oil and vanilla, mix well.
- Stir in the grated carrot until just combined.
- Add the flour mixture in thirds again until just combined. It’s important not to over mix.
- Butter a 9x5 loaf pan and line with parchment on the bottom.
- Pour in the batter and tap it out evenly.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes. Allow to cool (if you can) and enjoy.
- To freeze put in a ziplock freezer bag after completely cool. Will keep for 2-3 months. Thaw in fridge and reheat in toaster oven or microwave.