Lemony Carrot Cake Recipe

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Lemony Carrot Cake
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
238
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 3 tbsp margarine or 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 -2 tbsp plain yogurt

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour 9x9-inch baking pan.
  2. In a small bowl combine flour,baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. In a large bowl beat margarine with electric mixer 30 seconds.
  4. Add sugar,lemon peel and vanilla; beat well.
  5. Add eggs,1 at a time, beating after each addition.
  6. Add flour mixture and yogurt alternately to margarine mixture, beating after each addition.
  7. Stir in carrots.
  8. Pour batter into prepared pan; Spread evenly. Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
  9. Cool in pan on wire rack. Spread cake with lemon yogurt frosting.
  10. -.
  11. LEMON YOGURT FROSTING DIRECTIONS:
  12. In a small bowl beat margarine until softened.
  13. Gradually add confectioners sugar; beat well.
  14. Beat in lemon peel and vanilla.
  15. Add enough yogurt to make a spreadable frosting.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 237.88 Kcal (996 kJ)
Calories from fat 109.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.21g 19%
Cholesterol 38.47mg 13%
Sodium 226.55mg 9%
Potassium 112.15mg 2%
Total Carbs 28.55g 10%
Sugars 14.33g 57%
Dietary Fiber 0.78g 3%
Protein 3.57g 7%
Vitamin C 1mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 7%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 43.1mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 302.24 Kcal (1265 kJ)
Calories from fat 139.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.52g 19%
Cholesterol 48.88mg 13%
Sodium 287.84mg 9%
Potassium 142.49mg 2%
Total Carbs 36.28g 10%
Sugars 18.21g 57%
Dietary Fiber 0.99g 3%
Protein 4.54g 7%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 7%
Iron 0.5mg 2%
Calcium 54.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.6
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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