Recipe: Perfect Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake

Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake. Mix sugar, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Course Breakfast, Cake, Dessert, Snack, Whole Grain. This healthy version of carrot zucchini cake is amazing!

This whole wheat carrot cake is made healthier with whole grains and less sugar! Recipe includes a less sugary cream cheese frosting. It just uses a different flour. You can have Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake using 22 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake

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

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Whole Grain Carrot- Zucchini Cake instructions

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..

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