Carrot Cake

Happy Birthday Mom! Tuesday is my mom's birthday and since I love to cook and bake it is a perfect time to make her, her favorite cake. When my parents got married in 1986 - their wedding cake was carrot cake- that shows how much she loves it. Some people might think carrot cake is a healthy food because it was the word 'carrot' in it, but actually it is not unless you make it with my recipe (the healthie way!)

Carrot Cake
2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup of coconut oil
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. sea salt
2 tsp. of ground cinnamon (excellent for burning fat)
2 tsp. of baking soda
1 tsp. of vanilla
4 organic cage free eggs
2 4oz. jars of carrot baby food - 100% natural
1/2 cup of grated carrots

Preheat oven to 350*

1. mix all dry ingredients together (flour, sugar, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, baking soda)
2. then mix the oils, eggs and vanilla
3. mix the wet with the dry and then add in the baby food and carrots
4. mix well and pour batter into your lightly greased and floured (whole wheat) pans
5. bake in oven at 350* for 30-40 minutes (use tooth pick to test if it is done)
6. let cool for 30 minutes before frosting it

Frosting:
You can buy it but then that adds a lot of unhealthy chemicals to your food.

Homemade Frosting
4oz of low fat cream cheese
1/2 cup of unsalted butter
1 cup of confectionery sugar

In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy and then frost your cake.

Extra Ideas

1) Sprinkle the cake with ground peanuts or almonds or pecans to give it a crunchier taste

2) Buy orange frosting (yest I know it's not healthy but you have to live a little) and decorate it

3) Cake baby carrot sticks and make a decoration (ex: a flower)

Enjoy!

I'll post a photo on Tuesday night :)