Baby Birthday Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups thinly sliced carrots
• 2 1/4 cups apple juice concentrate
• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 2 cups whole wheat flour (king aurthur brand " whole wheat" is a lighter alternative)
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 whole eggs
• 4 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice

Recipe

• 1 combine the sliced carrots with 1 cup pluse 2 tbl. of the apple juice concentrate in a pan, bringing it to a boil. simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until the carrots are soft. puree carrots and juice with the raisins in a food processor.
• 2 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 line two 9-inch square cake pans with parchment paper, also greasing the parchment.
• 4 mix flour, wheat germ, cinnamon and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
• 5 add remaining wet ingredients, adding the carrot/raisin puree last, folding inches
• 6 pour evenly into two cake pans.
• 7 bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick comes clean.
• 8 wait until cakes or cooled until you frost.