Healthy Carrot Cake

Dr. Oz style.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups dark brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup canola oil
• 1⁄3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 4  egg whites
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ginger
• 2 1⁄2 cups  grated carrots (about 3/4 lbs)
• 1⁄3 cup  chopped walnuts
• 6  ounces walnuts (optional)

• Frosting

• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 12  ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Turn on oven to 350º. Grease and flour your cake pan (9x13, two circles or a bundt pan).
2. Combine the wet ingredients: Brown sugar, oil, applesauce, eggs in a large bowl. Then combine the dry ingredients: flour, soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, ginger. Combine the two batches with just a few swipes of a spoon - don't overmix!
3. Then stir in the carrots and walnuts.
4. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
5. For the icing: Beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with an electric mixer. Spread on cooled cake.