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Low-Sugar and Whole Wheat Garden Harvest Cake with Zucchini, Apple, and Carrot

Low-Sugar and Whole Wheat Garden Harvest Cake with Zucchini, Apple, and Carrot
  • Category

    Dessert

  • Cusine

    American

Ingredients

1 cup white whole wheat flour

3/4 cup Stevia in the Raw or other sweetener of your choice

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup peeled and grated Granny Smith apple

1/2 cup grated carrot

1/2 cup grated zucchini

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup canola oil

1/4 cup buttermilk

2 large eggs

non-stick spray or oil for coating loaf pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F/175C and spray a 8 X 4 inch loaf pan with non-stick spray or oil In a large mixing bowl, add white whole wheat flour, sweetener , cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Mix together with large spoon until well-combined. Add grated apple, grated carrot, grated zucchini, and chopped pecans to the bowl with the flour mixture. Use the spoon to toss ingredients together until all ingredients are well coated with flour. In a smaller bowl, add canola oil, buttermilk, and eggs, and beat with a whisk for about 30 seconds, until well combined. Pour egg mixture into the other bowl with the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Pour cake into oiled loaf pan. Bake at 350F/175C for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out completely clean. Cool cake in the pan placed on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then carefully remove cake from pan and cool cake completely on rack before slicing.