Light Carrot Cocoa Snack Cake --(Brownies)
photo by BLUE ROSE
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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9
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup cocoa
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 cup flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 cup carrot, shredded
- 1⁄4 cup skim milk
- 4 tablespoons applesauce
- 4 egg whites, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Preheat oven to 350° and spray a 9 inch square pan with sprayable oil.
- Mix cocoa, flour and baking powder in a bowl.
- Mix in shredded carrots and sugar.
- In another small bowl, mix egg whites, milk, apple sauce and vanilla.
- Lightly beat with fork and add to dry ingredients.
- Mix just until blended.
- Pour batter into pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Cool and cut into squares.
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Reviews
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I had a pile of carrots so I decided to try this out. After reading the other reviews, I reduced the baking powder to 1 tsp, doubled the cocoa powder, and reduced the flower by 1/4 cup. This resulted in a much more brownie-like texture. The chocolate flavor was VERY strong though, so some might prefer a smaller proportion or a bit more sugar to get the more usual "brownie chocolate" taste. Like many chocolate cakes, the flavor improves after a day or so. I'll be making this again.
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These were AMAZING. I can't believe they were basically fat-free (I used fat-free soy milk)! They certainly were not like what I expected from a brownie, in fact they wre more like a cake...a very moist, light cake. I agree, the colour of the carrots is interesting...and I should have listened to the other reviewers and added more cocoa. But these are definitely being made again to satisfy any chocolate cake cravings!
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These were good, but I feel they needed more of a chocolate flavor. Loved the texture (very cakey) and love the fact that you can't taste the carrots at all. I will make these again, but I may try to increase the cocoa a bit to get more of a chocolate taste. These needed 30 minutes in my oven. I added a handful of chopped pecan also. Thanks for sharing this healthy alternative!
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Pretty good although not the best cake or brownies I have ever had. I did add some chocolate chips and used chocolate soy milk instead. Not sure if that had a good or bad effect on the original recipe. Also, I used an 11 x 7 pan instead which worked just fine. I love that it is healthier though, and my son and I had a good time making it.
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Pretty good although not the best cake or brownies I have ever had. I did add some chocolate chips and used chocolate soy milk instead. Not sure if that had a good or bad effect on the original recipe. Also, I used an 11 x 7 pan instead which worked just fine. I love that it is healthier though, and my son and I had a good time making it.
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