joytothefood.com· by Mika Kinney★ 5.0 (3)

protein carrot cake recipe with cream cheese frosting

Name: protein carrot cake recipe with cream cheese frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1 cup greek yogurt (non-fat); ⅓ cup oil (like avocado or olive oil); ½ cup maple syrup; ½ cup milk (any kind); 1 tbsp vanilla; 1.5 cup all purpose flour; 1/2 cup almond flour (super fine); ¾ tsp ginger (ground); 1 tbsp cinnamon (ground); ¼ tsp cardamom (ground); ½ tsp salt; Zest from half an orange; 3 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp baking soda; 2 cup carrots (shredded, about 4 large carrots); ½ cup hemp seeds; ¼ cup crushed pineapple (slightly drained); 4 oz cream cheese; 4 oz goat cheese; 4 cups powdered sugar; ½ tsp salt; Zest and juice from half an orange

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 1h 55m total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

504KCAL

Protein

11g22% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat23g

30%

Saturated6g

31%

Unsaturated17g

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Total Carbs65g

24%

Fiber2g

Total Sugars48g

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incl. Added Sugars44g

88%

Starch15g

—

Sodium662mg

29%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A moist carrot cake made with eggs, Greek yogurt, almond flour, and warm spices, topped with a tangy cream cheese and goat cheese frosting. Protein-rich and naturally sweetened with maple syrup.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

Cake

2eggs
1 cupgreek yogurt (non-fat)
⅓ cupoil — like avocado or olive oil
½ cupmaple syrup
½ cupmilk (any kind)
1 tbspvanilla
1½ cupsall purpose flour
½ cupalmond flour — super fine
¾ tspginger (ground)
1 tbspcinnamon (ground)
¼ tspcardamom (ground)
½ tspsalt
½orange — zest
3 tspbaking powder
2 tspbaking soda
2 cupscarrots — large, shredded, 4
½ cuphemp seeds
¼ cupcrushed pineapple — slightly drained

Frosting

4 ozcream cheese
4 ozgoat cheese
4 cupspowdered sugar
½ tspsalt
½half an orange (zest and juice)

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Method

1h 55m total

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