Carrot & Ginger loaf

Starting off the blog with a little bit of fun for those with a sweet tooth.
Here's an interesting dessert recipe I came across for a carrot and ginger cake. It's fairly simple to make and rather low calorie (200 per serving).

Here's what you'll need:
For the loaf:
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flout
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp ground ginger
2 pieces preserved ginger finely chopped
3/4 cup fine brown sugar
8oz grated carrots
1/3 cup raisins
4 egg whites
3tbsp corn oil
1 juice of an orange



For the frosting:
1/2 cup fat free cream cheese
2 tbsp confectioners sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract



Topping:
finely grated carrot
ground ginger


Preheat oven to 350 and line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper.
Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ground ginger in a large bowl.
Mix in sugar, carrots, preserved ginger, raisins.
Beat the eggs, oil, and orange juice and pour into the batter and mix well.
Spoon out the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.
Let stand to cool completely before adding frosting.

For the frosting, let the cream cheese get to room temperature mix with a blender until soft. Add the sugar and vanilla and mix well.
Smooth the frosting over the loaf and decorate with a little bit of finely grated carrots and ground ginger.

Serves 10. Approximately 200 calories per serving.
Enjoy :)

P.S. don't go too hard on the ginger as it can overwhelm the rest of the cake.