Dear Mom,
The carrot cake I made for you tonight is a thank you for so many things
For the countless hours on the phone listening
For the patience
For the sense of calm you bring
For the love you bring to my family
For being my rock when I’m off balance
For being my everything for so many years
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom
(And Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there.)
xo
Robin
Healthy Carrot Cake
From Eating Well Magazine
Cake
1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple
2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
2 t cinnamon
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup canola oil
1 t vanilla
2 cups grated carrots
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/2 cup toasted chopped walnuts
Frosting
12 ounces reduced fat cream cheese, softened (Neufchatel)
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1 1/2 t vanilla
Preheat oven to 350. Coat a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray. Drain pineapple, saving juice in a bowl. Whisk flour, soda, salt, cinnamon in a medium bowl. Whisk eggs, sugar, buttermilk,oil. vanilla and 1/4 cup pineapple juice in large bowl. Add pineapple, carrots and 1/4 cup coconut. Mix. Stir in nuts and scrap into prepared pan. Bake 45 minutes. Let cool.
Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a bowl with an electric mixer. Spread on cooled cake. Sprinkle with coconut flakes.
I am so grateful to have such a loving daughter. You have taught me so much over the years. You are a caring and loving Mom, daughter, wife and friend. I am very proud of you and I am so glad that we are close. Thank you for the carrot cake. It’s my favorite! Happy Mother’s Day sweetie.
My mom loves carrot cake too, really like your healthy version.
I was glad to find it. I wanted to find something that would still be as delicious, and this almost does the trick. I mean, nothing beats the full-fat version, but this was a close second 🙂
I made a carrot cake this weekend too! Mmmmm. So sweet.
So easy, too! I’ll definitely be making this again.
Very nice blog! Clean, readable and visually attractive. I’ll be trying this recipe soon, thanks for the great post!
Tutu
Thanks so much!