Carrot Cake Low Fat/Low Carb with Pumpkin |
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| | | | 1 | cup | Almond flour, Bobs red mill | 1 | cup, stirred | soy flour | 2 | teaspoons | baking soda | 1 | teaspoon | cinnamon, ground | 1 | teaspoon | cloves, ground | 1/4 | teaspoon | nutmeg | 1/2 | teaspoon | kosher salt | 2 | cups | buttermilk, lowfat | 3/4 | cup | Egg Beaters 1/4 cup= 1 egg | 1 1/4 | cups | pumpkin (canned) | 1 1/2 | tablespoon | Maple Syrup, sugar free, vermont | 1/4 | cup | canola oil | 3/4 | cup | flax seeds, milled | 1 | cup, crushed, sliced, or chunks | pineapple, crushed | 1 | cup, grated | carrot, grated | 3/4 | cup, chopped | walnuts | 1/2 | cup, packed | raisins, seedless |
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| 1 | Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with nonstick cooking spray | 2 | In a small bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, spices and salt | 3 | In a large bowl, beat buttermilk and Eggbeaters together | 4 | Mix in pumpkin, syrup, oil, flax seed meal, pineapple and carrots. Stir in walnuts and raisins. | 5 | Mix in flour mixture a little at a time. Pour batter into prepared pan. | 6 | Bake 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean |
Cream Cheese Icing |
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| | | | 8 | ounces | neufchatel cheese, softened | 12 | ounces | Tofu, silken, soft (drain off liquid and discard) | 1/3 | cup | butter, no salt, softened | 3/4 | cup | Splenda | 1 | cup | milk powder, nonfat | 1/4 | cup | Cornstarch | 2 | tablespoons | orange juice | 1 | teaspoon | vanilla extract/pure |
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| 1 | Beat Neufchatel cheese, tofu, butter and sugar together until smooth and fluffy. Beat in orange juice and vanilla extract. | 2 | Spread evenly over cooled cake. |
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