Lighter Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups carrots
• grated
• 34 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 34 cup vegetable oil
• 2 egg whites
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup crushed pineapple
• drained
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups flour
• 1 12 cups sugar
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup walnuts
• chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix together carrots, applesauce, oil, eggs, and sugar.
3. Add pineapple.
4. In a separate bowl combine flour, soda, and cinnamon.
5. Add to wet mixture and mix well.
6. Add raisins and walnuts and mix by hand.
7. Spray pan well.
8. I usually cook mine in a bundt pan or as cupcakes.
9. As a bundt cake cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
10. As cupcakes they take 20-25 minutes.
11. Make sure you check them and toothpick comes out clean.