Carrot Cake-Diabetic Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
1/2 cup grated carrot
1 1/4 cup chopped dates
1 cup raisins
1 1/3 cup water
1/4 cup applesauce,unsweetned
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp nutmeg
2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
Recipe Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 F. Place the carrots, dates, raisins, water,
applesauce, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg in a saucepan, bring to boil,
reduce the heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Cool. Stir the dry
ingredients together. Combine the wet and dry mixtures and stir until
well blended. spoon the batter into an 8x8" nonstick cake pan and
bake for 45 to 50 minutes. VARIATION: You may add 1/2 cup chopped
nuts to the wet ingredients before combining with the dry.
Makes 1 cake.
Servings: 1
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* Dietary fiber is essential Lowering the carbs in your meals usually leads to fiber reduction also. Look for low carb recipes that are high in fiber to redress this.
* Use soya flour or soya baking mix. When you require flour for baked goods, substitute it with soya flour or a bake mix such as Atkins soy baking mix. In most cases, you can adapt your best loved recipes that use standard wheat flour to use these low carb alternatives.
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