Carrot cake - any recipes without oil?

[PattyCakes]

Does anyone here have a reliable recipe for carrot cake that doesn't use oil? We've had a thread here in the past about substituting butter for oil in certain cakes, and I'm confident it can be done. The trouble is I've tried a couple of recipes that I found on the internet but they haven't turned out very well.
So, if anyone has a reliable recipe I could use, I'd be very grateful.

 

[kammy]

Here is a very simple recipe that i found for no oil carrot cake on www.food.com; i guess you could add whatever nuts and essences you prefer to make it more tasty.

Ingredients:
Servings:

Servings 8
Metric

• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 cups grated carrots
• 3/4 cup crushed walnuts (slightly warmed, preferably)

Directions:

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. 2
   Beat sugar and eggs together in a large bowl until thick and pale.
3. 3
   Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon together.
4. 4
   Fold flour mixture into the egg mixture.
5. 5
   Add carrots and nuts.
6. 6
   Spoon batter into a greased tube or bundt pan (or 2 loaf pans) and bake for 45 minutes or until tester comes out clean.

 

[PattyCakes]

Thanks, kammy! I'll certainly give this one a go as I can't bear the thought of using oil!! I always think I can taste nothing but oil whenever I've tried it.

I was surprised that this recipe has no butter, but there's a good deal of egg in it so that will do the job I expect.

Thanks again - I'll let you know how I get on.

 

[kammy]

Thanks, kammy! I'll certainly give this one a go as I can't bear the thought of using oil!! I always think I can taste nothing but oil whenever I've tried it.

I was surprised that this recipe has no butter, but there's a good deal of egg in it so that will do the job I expect.

Thanks again - I'll let you know how I get on.

Be sure to keep me posted Pattycakes , I would really like to know the outcome of your carrot cake.

 

[Winterybella]

My last two carrot cakes were from a box and had oil of course. I am happy to find this recipe. I will definitely try this. I am not going to rest until I am making most of my cakes from scratch. I have this forum to thank from that.

This weekend I want to try a microwave cake just for the sake of it.