Carrot Cake with Toasted Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (about 3 1/3 ounces)
- 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 (2 1/2-ounce) jar carrot baby food
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1/4 cups finely grated carrot (about 4 ounces)
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 °.
- To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through salt) in a food processor; pulse 6 times or until well blended. Place flour mixture in a large bowl. Combine granulated sugar, canola oil, baby food, and eggs; stir with a whisk. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moist. Stir in grated carrot and raisins. Spoon batter into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 325 ° for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
- To prepare frosting, combine cheese and butter in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at high speed until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating at low speed until smooth (do not overbeat). Spread over cake; sprinkle with coconut. Cover and chill.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).
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