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Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Bread with Orange Cream Cheese Icing
Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Bread is lightened up and completely delicious! Made with whole wheat flour and greek yogurt, this is such a delicious and moist quick bread! Drizzled with the best cream cheese frosting you will love this recipe!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 12 Slices
Calories: 167 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch of ground cloves
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3/4 cup non-fat plain or vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- grated zest of 1/2 an orange
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg white
- 3/4 cup grated carrots
Orange Cream Cheese Icing
- 2 ounces 1/3 less fat or fat free cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- grated zest of 1/2 an orange
- fresh orange juice
Instructions
Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Bread:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt, baking soda and baking powder; set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil, yogurt, vanilla, orange zest, egg and egg white and mix until smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients and the grated carrots to the wet ingredients and stir together until just combined.
- Pour batter into a 9x5-inch loaf pan that has been greased and lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in a preheated oven for about 47-48 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely and then top with Orange Cream Cheese Icing.
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Orange Cream Cheese Icing:
- For the Orange Cream Cheese Icing: Mix together softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and orange zest until combined. Stir in enough orange juice to reach desired icing consistency. Drizzle over cooled bread.
Notes
- Updated on April 20, 2020
- Originally Posted on January 9, 2017
Nutrition Information
Calories
167kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
16mg
(5%)
Sodium
208mg
(9%)
Potassium
107mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
1359IU
(27%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 167
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 167kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 208mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 107mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 1359IU | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.