Name: Healthier Carrot Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: Eggs - 4 large; Vegetable oil - ¾ cup; White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Whole wheat pastry flour - 2 cups; Baking soda - 2 teaspoons; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons; Grated carrots - 3 cups; Chopped pecans - 1 cup; Butter, softened - ¼ cup; Neufchatel cheese, softened - 1 (8 ounce) package; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Chopped pecans - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Healthier Carrot Cake

1. Eggs 4 large

2. Vegetable oil ¾ cup

3. White sugar 1 ½ cups

4. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons

5. Whole wheat pastry flour 2 cups

6. Baking soda 2 teaspoons

7. Baking powder 2 teaspoons

8. Salt ½ teaspoon

9. Ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons

10. Grated carrots 3 cups

11. Chopped pecans 1 cup

12. Butter, softened ¼ cup

13. Neufchatel cheese, softened 1 (8 ounce) package

14. Confectioners' sugar 2 cups

15. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

16. Chopped pecans 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Healthier Carrot Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.

2 . Stage

Prepare the cake batter: Beat together eggs, oil, white sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

4 . Stage

Make the frosting: Combine butter, Neufchâtel cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla. Beat until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans.

5 . Stage

Spread frosting over completely cooled cake.