Thursday, August 16, 2007

Healthy Cake Recipes - Yummy Carrot Spice Muffins

Ingredients :

1 1/2 cups White whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/3 cup honey or brown sugar (I used 1/3 cup Rapadua)
egg replacer equivalent to 1 egg
1/2 cup soymilk + 1 tablespoon of vinegar (vegan version of buttermilk)
1/3 apple sauce
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups grated carrots
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans, YUM!)

Direction :

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Mix together dry ingredients- flour, soda, powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice.
3. Mix together wet ingredients- honey/brown sugar, egg, soymilk, applesauce, vanilla and the carrots, raisins and nuts.
4. Stir the wet and dry ingredients together until just moistened.
5. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

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