Description
This is a great recipe that i came up with for my aunt who just found out the she was a diabetic. She was very sad when she found out about it, so i made her this cake to try and cheer her up. It worked. 🙂
Ingredients
- Butter-flavored Cooking Spray
- Egg Whites
- Plain Nonfat Yogurt
- Canola Oil
- Unsweetened Applesauce
- Dark Brown Sugar
- Vanilla Extract
- Unbleached All-purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Ground Cinnamon
- Ground Nutmeg
- Carrot
- Crushed Pineapple In Juice
- Dark Raisin
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400f
- Position the top rack in the center of the oven
- Lightly coat a 9 inch bundt pan with cooking spray
- Dust with flour and tap out excess
- In a large bowl, whisk together the egg whites, yogurt, oil, applesauce, brown sugar, and vanilla
- On a piece of waxed paper, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg
- Gradually add to egg-applesauce mixture, stirring until incorporated
- Stir in the carrots
- Drain and reserve the juice from the pineapple
- Stir the drained pineapple and raisins into the cake batter
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with the back of a spoon
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean
- Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes
- Slide a thin knife around the edges and center of the cake to loosen it from the pan
- Invert onto a rack to cool
- When ready to serve, transfer cake to a serving platter