Cake

Applesauce Carrot Spice Cake

Serves 32
Ingredients:
CAKE
1 cup oats (old fashioned or quick cook)
1 1/4 unsweetened applesauce
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups shredded carrots (about 4 medium)
2 eggs or 1/2 cup fat free egg product
1/3 cup canola or soybean oil
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup golden raisins
FROSTING
4 oz (from 8 oz pkg) reduced fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
3 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
CAKE
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 12 cup fluted tube cake pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix oats, applesauce, brown sugar, carrots, eggs and oil with a spoon until well mixed. Stir in remaining cake ingredients just until moistened. Pour into pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
FROSTING
In small bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in milk and vanilla until well mixed. Spoon over cake.
Nutrition facts per serving
1 slice
Cal: 110
Fat: 4 g
Chol: 15 mg
Sodium: 130 mg
Carbs: 17 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 2 g