Mini Carrot Cake Slices
Low Carb Carrot shaped Carrot Cakes - Can be a handheld treat or served as individual slices
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Ingredients
Cake Ingredients (Makes 32 "carrots"):
1 cup of brown sugar substitute
1 cup of avocado oil
16 oz Eggland's Best 100% Egg Whites
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup of coconut flour (125g)
½ cup of almond flour (57g)
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
¼ cup of pecans, roasted
3 large carrots grated, shredded (190 grams)
Frosting Ingredients:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup of powdered sugar substitute
1 tsp of vanilla
2 Tbsp heavy cream
Food Coloring
*Cilantro for garnish
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Whisk the brown sugar substitute, oil, Eggland's Best 100% Egg Whites and vanilla together in a large bowl. Mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the flours, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together until combined.
- Next, gently fold in the carrots and pecans.
- Add cake batter to two prepared, square 8x8 cake pans
- Bake for 35 minutes.
- When cooled, slice square cakes down the center and then into triangles
- To make the frosting, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar substitute, vanilla and heavy cream using a hand mixer.
- Dye Orange before adding to a piping bag.
- Pipe frosting and add cilantro stalks to the wide end of the cake slices to look like real carrots. Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Learn MoreServing Size | 32 |
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Calories | 137 |
Fat | 11.9g |
Saturated Fat | 3g |
Cholesterol | 9mg |
Sodium | 84mg |
Carbohydrates | 4.4g |
Dietary Fiber | 2.2g |
Protein | 2.9g |