Carrot–Honey Layer Cake (Reduced Sugar)

Name: Carrot–Honey Layer Cake (Reduced Sugar)
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 1¾ cups (8¾ ounces; 248 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 2 teaspoons, ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon, ground nutmeg; ½ teaspoon, ground cloves; ½ teaspoon, salt; ⅓ cup plus ¼ cup, honey; ¾ cup, vegetable oil; 3 , large eggs; 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract; 2⅔ cups shredded, carrots (4 carrots); 1 recipe, recipe

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Sweetened with only honey, we streamlined this recipe to be as simple as possible.

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SERVES12

TIME1¼ hours, plus 1 hour cooling

Sugar23 grams (down from 49)

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a naturally sweetened version of our traditional carrot cake, our goal was twofold: to keep the recipe as simple as possible, and to sweeten the cake only with honey, since its floral nuances seemed like a natural pair with the sweet ca...

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