=========================================================================== BBS: The GWE BBS [ASV/CIN] Date: 04-16-32 (56 19) Number: 396 From: JUGGS #20 @9415*2 Refer#: NONE To: ALL Recvd: YES Subj: Carrot Cake W/ Cream Chee Conf: (37) Home Cooki --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup fruit sweetner(or 3/4 cup frozen juice concentrate and 1/2 as much granulated fructose. I get 3/8 cup. 1 egg + 3 egg whites 2 tsp. vanilla 2 tsp. vanilla 1 cup crushed pineapple( in it's own juice) including juice 2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 cup shredded coconut 2 cups raw shredded carrots 2/3 cup chopped nuts Blend oil, fruit sweetner, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well. Stir in pineapple. Combine flour,baking soda,salt,and cinnamon. Add to blended mixture. Stir in coconut, carrots, and nuts. Pour into 9"X13" cake pan which has been sprayed with non-stick coating. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Cool and frost with Cream Cheese Frosting Cake serves 24 1 serving = 1 bread,2 fat exchanges 174 calories 10 grams fat 17 grams carb. 172 mg. sodium 3 grams protein 11 mg. cholesterol NOTE: Frosting adds 30 calories,5 grams carb. 1 gram protein,1 gram fat per serving. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 1/3 cup flour 1 cup skim milk 2/3 cup fruit sweetner(2/3 cup frozen fruit juice concentrate plus 1/3 cup granulated fructose. 1/3 cup low-fat Neufchatel (3oz.) Can use Light Phila. Cream cheese also 1 TBSP. margarine 2 tsp. vanilla Combine flour and 1/4 cup of milk in small saucepan. Blend together into smooth paste. Slowly, add remaining milk and beat until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture becomes thick paste. Cover and cool in refrigerator. When cool, scoop mixture into large bowl. Blend fruit sweetnerr,Neufchatel,and marg. into mixuture Beat with elect. mixer. Stir in vanilla. Spread on cake or cookies. VAR. 1 Tbsp. Amaretto,1TBSp. Grand Marnier,2 tbsp. Orange Juice (5 cal.) Makes 2 cups Entire recipe = 7 bread,2 fruit,7 fat.1/4 cup = 1 bread,1 fat