Carrot cake recipe?

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Registered: 06-25-2001
Carrot cake recipe?
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Thu, 08-02-2007 - 11:09am

My birthday is Saturday and since I don't plan on dining out, I want to make my favorites at home. I figure I can have more of my favorites without having to use the 3-bite rule on everything.

As far as the carrot cake, I know Sheneq and MichaelAnn have suggested the carrot cake or carrot torte. Carrot cake is one of my favorites! I have the torte recipe, but would still like one with flour if possible. I have made one with all whole grain flour (50% WW flour, 50% oat flour) before, but used Splenda for Baking, not the regular splenda.

I searched the threads for a recipe, but only see the one for the Carrot Torte...

Do you guys have a link to a carrot cake recipe that uses regular splenda and the cake still has the right taste/texture?

I also plan on having red wine (which I haven't had in months) so maybe I won't even care what the cake tastes like! :) My tolerance is probably pretty low right now!

-Erica

 

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Registered: 10-04-2006
Thu, 08-02-2007 - 4:34pm

I've tried a few with whole wheat flour and I didn't like them at all, that's why I use the "torte" recipe. But to me it comes out very cake-like, so I am happy with it. The ones with flour all turned out very, very dry and very "heavy". But if you really want to try it, just take a regular carrot cake recipe and sub the whole wheat flour.

















belizesig1
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Registered: 06-25-2001
Thu, 08-02-2007 - 9:57pm

I agree that WW flour doesn't taste good in them. I had better luck when using oat flour with it.

I hate to mess up a bunch of ingredients. You have a ton more experience with this than I do, so I am going to try to the torte. Is that the one that you guys also put cream cheese icing on?

 

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Registered: 06-25-2001
Thu, 08-02-2007 - 10:26pm

One more question...

The Carrot Torte recipe includes 1 cup almonds finely ground. Do you have to grind your own or can you use Almond meal/flour? If you grind then, what is the best way to do it?

 

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Registered: 06-25-2001
Thu, 08-02-2007 - 10:29pm

Brain fart...I initially replied to myself instead of you! Note time...way past my bedtime!

One more question...

The Carrot Torte recipe includes 1 cup almonds finely ground. Do you have to grind your own or can you use Almond meal/flour? If you grind then, what is the best way to do it?

 

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Registered: 10-04-2006
Fri, 08-03-2007 - 7:57am

You can use almond meal that you buy - but just make sure it doesn't have any added ingredients. Some do, some don't. I just grind the almonds in the food processor though. You just have to be VERY careful and just pulse so that you don't turn it into almond butter!

















belizesig1
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Registered: 10-04-2006
Fri, 08-03-2007 - 8:02am

Oh - and yes, its the one I put cream cheese icing on (I just make it as usual but use low-fat cream cheese and splenda)

If you want to make it more "impressive", you can double the recipe and make two 9-in rounds and then stack/frost them like a traditional 2 layer cake.

















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Registered: 06-25-2001
Fri, 08-03-2007 - 11:42am
OK! Thanks for your help!!!

 

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Registered: 02-25-2007
Fri, 08-03-2007 - 1:54pm
I use cream cheese icing w/ light cream cheese, vanilla, splenda and a bit of benecal.

Sheneq


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