I Can't Believe It's Healthy!!

Normally, I would just think about cutting the sugar just to feel a little less guilty when I'm baking sweets. But since I made the home made applesauce, I was inspired to make healthier desserts more often. I cannot promise not to regress at times, but hopefully I can share more on how to make it "tummy friendly".

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup home made applesauce
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup carrots, shredded
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 170º C. Grease a bundt cake mould and sprinkle flour. (I used my good old 8x8 pan)
2. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt.
3. Add the applesauce, egg, vanilla, and carrots and chocolate chips and mix just until well mixed.
4. Pour into the cake pan and bake for about 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for about 15-20 minutes before icing.
5. I used chocolate ganache (semi-sweet chocolate melted in hot cream) to top my cake.

Notes:

The author glazed it with about 1/4 of a cup of powdered sugar mixed with about a teaspoon of milk and then topped that with a few tablespoons of warmed up Nutella or any hazelnut spread you have. According to her, it would be good dusted with powdered sugar too, or with whipped cream, or even plain.

Since I used 8x8 pan, the cake came out a little too thin. It was about quarter of an inch. But the taste didn't disappoint. It was moist and rich and never tasted like apples or carrots!

Source: www.yammiesnoshery.com

You can still see the shredded carrots

Sorry for the blurry shot

It's unbelievably moist!