Easiest Way to Prepare Appetizing Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake

Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake. This whole wheat carrot cake is made healthier with whole grains and less sugar! Recipe includes a less sugary cream cheese frosting. If you're looking for a showstopper dessert for Easter, this is your recipe!

Sift dry ingredients and add to zucchini mixture. Recommended for you: Whole Wheat Chocolate Cake. I have flavored the healthy carrot zucchini cake with cinnamon and replaced white sugar with brown sugar. You can cook Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake using 22 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake

1. Prepare 2 cups of whole grain flour.
2. It's 1 tsp of baking powder.
3. You need 1 tsp of baking soda.
4. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. You need 1 tsp of cinnamon*.
6. It's 1/4 tsp of ground nutmeg.
7. You need 3/4 cup of oil.
8. Prepare 3/4 cup of sugar.
9. It's 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
10. Prepare 2 of eggs.
11. You need 1/2 cup of shredded zucchini.
12. Prepare 1 cup of shredded carrot.
13. Prepare 2 tsp of vanilla extract.
14. You need 1 tbsp of natural greek yogurt.
15. It's 1 tbsp of orange zest.
16. It's of you can add 1/4 tsp of ground ginger and 1/4 tsp all spice.
17. Prepare of Cream cheese frosting.
18. Prepare 1 package of cream cheese, soften. 8 oz.
19. Prepare 1 of butter stick or 1/2 cup butter.
20. You need 1 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
21. It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
22. You need 1 tsp of orange zest.

Let's make our Zucchini Carrot Cake. So let's go over how to make this healthy carrot zucchini oatmeal snack cake! You'll start with a combination of whole wheat flour (or gluten-free—see the Notes section of the recipe for my recommendations!) and instant oats. Instant oats aren't the ones sold in those individual brown paper packets with flavors like cinnamon apple or maple brown sugar!

Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake step by step

1. Mix dry ingredients:Flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices..
2. Separately, mix wet ingredients: oil, eggs, sugars, greek yogurt, zucchini, orange zest, carrot, and vanilla extract until well mix..
3. Combine flour and dry ingredients to wet ingredients until well incorporated..
4. Put mixture in a greased pan.
5. Bake for 1 hour at 350 F or until golden on top and a toothpick comes out dry from the center..
6. For the frosting, mix all the ingredients. Apply when the cake has cooled down..

How to make Whole Wheat Zucchini Cake Recipe. In a bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon powder. Sift this dry mixture through a fine sieve and keep it aside. Cook up this tasty breakfast or snack cake filled with whole wheat flour, shredded carrot, shredded zucchini, and plenty of spices. I did use whole-grain flour (as always) but opted for soft white wheat, and let the batter sit overnight to allow it to fully absorb the liquid.