Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Recipe

Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Recipe

  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 2/3 cup grapeseed oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 egg whites
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 pinch ground ginger
  • 1 pinch ground allspice
  • 2 cups carrot pulp from juiced carrots
  • 1 cup peeled minced apple
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch cake pan.
  2. Whisk honey, grapeseed oil, eggs, and egg whites together in a bowl.
  3. Mix whole wheat flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice together in a large bowl. Make a well in the center; pour in honey mixture. Mix gently until batter is just combined.
  4. Fold carrot pulp, apple, and walnuts into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Set pan on a wire rack and let cake cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  6. Combine Neufchatel cheese, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and lemon zest in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until frosting is smooth. Spread frosting over cooled cake.
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