Light Chocolate Carrot Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Line two 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside. In a large bowl, beat the carrots, sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into carrot mixture until blended., Pour into prepared pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, cocoa and vanilla until smooth. , Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with half of the frosting. Repeat with remaining cake layer. Sprinkle with nuts and chocolate chips.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
• Add the eggs, oil and carrots.
• Beat until combined.
• Pour into prepared 9x13, cupcake liners or 9 inch round baking pans. If using 9-in. round baking pans, line with waxed paper, and grease the paper.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, (less if making cupcakes).
• Cool 10 minutes before removing from baking pans to wire rack to cool completely.
• Frosting:.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, and butter.
• Beat until smoooth and fluffy.
• Beat in the powdered sugar, cocoa, and vanilla until smooth.
• If using 9-inch rounds:.
• Place one cake layer on a serving plate and spread with half the frosting.
• Repeat layers.
• Sprinkle with nuts and chocolate chips.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease and flour a ten inch tube pan.
• Combine brown sugar,oil, and eggs, stirring until smooth. Sift together baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cocoa powder, and flour. Beat dry ingredients into liquid, mixing well. Fold in carrots and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a cake tester inserted near center of ring comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes. Turn out cake and let cool completly.
• Melt white chocolate in the top half of a double boiler or in a microwave and pour over top of cooled cake.
• If desired, garnish with melted dark chocolate driizzled over cake and fresh fruit such as strawberries.

Steps:

• CAKE: In a bowl, combine flours, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and spices; stir in walnuts, raisins and coconut.
• In a large bowl, beat together the egg substitute and sugars; add pudding mix and sour cream; stir in carrots.
• Add flour mixture all at once, mixing just until evenly combined.
• Spray a 13 x 9-inch cake pan with non-fat cooking spray, and line with parchment paper or waxed paper; then spray the paper with non-fat cooking spray.
• Pour the batter into the pan and bake in a 325 degree F oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched and cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
• Let cool.
• TO MAKE ICING: Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat cream cheese and neufchatel cheese until light; gradually beat in the cocoa powder and sugar.
• Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 to 60 minutes or until spreadable.
• Spread over the cooled cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Coat a 9x9 inch square pan with cooking spray.
• Mix 1/4 cup cocoa, flour and baking powder in a bowl.
• Stir in shredded carrots and Splenda.
• In a separate small bowl, mix the applesauce, milk, egg whites, 2 tbsp cocoa, and vanilla.
• Beat lightly with a fork and add to the dry ingredients.Mix until just blended.
• Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Let cool and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease two 8 inch square baking pans. Dust with flour; tap out excess.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter, oil, and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in melted chocolate, orange zest, orange juice, and sour cream.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to chocolate mixture, beating just enough to combine. Stir in carrots, raisins, and chocolate chips. Divide batter between prepared pans.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Let cakes cool in pans ten minutes, then unmold onto racks to cool completely. Fill and frost cakes with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting. Refrigerate until serving time.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients; beat for 30 seconds. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, baking soda and salt; add to the orange juice mixture and mix well. Stir in carrots. , Pour into an 8-in. square baking pan that has been coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool; dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, sugar, coconut, pecans, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk. Combine oil and eggs; stir well. Stir egg mixture, grated carrot, and pineapple into flour mixture. Spoon batter into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• To prepare frosting, combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla just until smooth. Spread frosting over top of cake. Garnish each serving with grated carrot, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray nonstick 12-cup Bundt-style pan with nonstick cooking spray with flour.
• Combine flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, and salt.
• In large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat eggs and egg whites until blended. Beat in sugars; beat 2 minutes. On low speed, beat in pineapple with juice, oil, and vanilla. Add flour mixture; beat 1 minute. Stir in carrots and raisins.
• Pour batter into pan. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert cake onto rack; cool completely.