Dessert

Jen's Carrot Cake is for Dessert.

Jen's Carrot Cake takes several minutes to prepare.

Jen's Carrot Cake takes several minutes to cook.

Jen's Carrot Cake makes 15 servings.

The ingredients for Jen's Carrot Cake are:

1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup canola oil
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups grated carrot
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp cinnamon

Frosting:
1 (8 oz) pkg fat-free cream cheese
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1.5 cups sifted powdered sugar
milk to thin if necessary (add 1 tsp at a time)

Here is how you make Jen's Carrot Cake:

Preheat oven to 325*. Cream together the sugar, eggs, applesauce, oil and vanilla. Add carrot. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and cinnamon, then slowly add to carrot mixture. Pour into greased 9x12" baking pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.For frosting, cream together the cream cheese, lemon juice and powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until you get the consistency you like. Thin with milk if necessary. Let cake cool, then frost. Yum!Number of Servings: 15Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HAPPYINCO.

The nutritional information for Jen's Carrot Cake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 15
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 244.7

• Total Fat: 6.6 g
• Cholesterol: 59.6 mg
• Sodium: 293.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 41.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
• Protein: 6.8 g