HealthiER Carrot Cake...

WARNING... THIS RECIPE IS NOT FOR STRICT LDL'ers LIKE ME... I make this recipe for my hubby and kids as a healthier addition to their school brown bag lunches...

Here's what you need...

2 cups flour

1/2 cup flax seed MEAL

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup raisins (optional)

1 cup craisins (optional)

1 cup chopped raw walnuts (optional)

2 cup sugar

1 cup plain yogurt

2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup olive oil (NOT Extra Virgin)

4 cups shredded carrot (use only 3 cups if you omit the fruit and nuts)

Stir it all together...and make muffins or loaves.  Bake at 375 for about 25 minutes depending on size of pan... and test for doneness...

I make a cream cheese frosting for them, and smear a thin layer on each muffin...

2-3 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

8 oz cream cheese (I use Neufchatel) softened...

Mix together and spread...

Buon Mangiare!

They really are delicous... and PACKED with carrot.. You'll find the batter to be more like a thick, gloppy consistency... don't worry... it makes for a dense, moist bread.

My favorite way to use them is to make square muffins out of them, frost them, and individually wrap them for each kid and my hubby for a lunch treat...

I feel good knowing there is yogurt, flax and carrot in them...