Best Zucchini Carrot Cake Low Calorie Recipes

SKINNY CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 8-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
• Whisk together flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a large bowl.
• Combine egg whites and vanilla extract in a small bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until fluffy.
• Place carrots into a food processor and process until finely grated but not pureed into a pulp, 2 to 5 seconds.
• Pour carrots and applesauce into flour mixture; mix well. Fold in egg white mixture and mix until thoroughly combined. Spoon batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake is pulling away from the sides of the pan, 27 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cake cool completely on a wire rack.

CARROT-ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
• Mix sugar, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in a bowl.
• Combine oil, eggs, carrots, and zucchini in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Beat in honey. Stir in sugar mixture gradually; beat on medium speed until batter is smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Divide batter evenly among prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack; allow to cool completely, about 25 minutes.
• Combine confectioners' sugar, pineapple, cream cheese, walnuts, butter, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat until frosting is smooth. Spread over cooled cakes and stack.

ZUCCHINI CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar until frothy. Gradually beat in oil. Combine dry ingredients; add to batter. Beat 4 minutes. Stir in carrots, zucchini and nuts. Pour into three greased 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for about 35 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans. Cool thoroughly on a wire rack. , For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla. Continue beating until sugar is dissolved. Spread between the layers and over the top and sides of the cake. Garnish with whole or chopped nuts if desired.

ZUCCHINI WALNUT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Cream sugar and eggs together in a large bowl. Mix in applesauce and oil.
• Whisk whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl; add to egg mixture. Fold in carrot, zucchini, and 1 cup walnuts. Spread in the prepared pan. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

LOW-FAT CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the brown sugar, buttermilk, egg whites, egg, oil and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, spices and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Fold in carrots and pineapple. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and vanilla; beat until smooth. Drizzle over cake.

ZUCCHINI CARROT CAKE (LOW CALORIE)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an angel food cake pan or Bundt pan w/nonstick cooking spray
• 2. Use kitchen scissors, to cut dates, if you have them. When through cutting dates, set them aside. Shred zucchini and carrots.
• 3. Mix the flax meal and water together, and let it sit 5 minutes, until a thick, sticky paste has formed. Meanwhile, wrap the zucchini in a lint-free kitchen towels, and squeeze to remove any excess water. (I DON'T SQUEEZE THE MOISTURE OUT OF THE ZUCCHINI, FOR MAKING MY ZUCCHINI BREAD. IT JUST MAKES IT VERY MOIST; SO, I MAY NOT SQUEEZE OUT THE MOISTURE FOR THIS RECIPE EITHER.)
• 4. Combine all wet ingredients, in a large mixing bowl. Combine all dry ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Add dry mixture to the wet mixture, and mix, until just combined. The batter will be thick, but do not overmix, or the cake will be tough.
• 5. Pour batter into the prepared pan, and spread it into an even layer with a spatula. Bake for 30 minutes, until a toothpick tests clean, which indicates doneness. When cake is done, remove from oven, and cool in pan, then remove the cake, and dust it with powdered sugar.
• 6. Store in a closed container, at room temperature, for up to 4 days. Makes 12 servings. Nutrition: One serving 144.8 cal, 4.8 g fat(0.5 g sat, 1.6 g polyunsaturated, 2.4 g monosaturated), 15.4 mg chol, 65.9 mg sod, 126.7 mg potassium, 23.1 g carb, 2.7 dietary fiber, 2.7 g protein, 7.5 sugars

ZUCCHINI CARROT SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Gradually add the buttermilk, applesauce, carrots, zucchini and vanilla. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into batter., Pour into a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, marshmallow creme, orange juice and vanilla just until combined. Frost cake.