Upside-Down Orange Carrot Cake
Add some pizzazz to crowd-pleasing carrot cake with sweet, crunchy pecans and orange-citrus.
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Tip: We do not recommend sugar substitute for the brown sugar.
To toast nuts, spread in a shallow baking pan lined with parchment paper. Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 5 to 10 minutes or until golden, shaking pan once or twice.
To avoid bitterness, be sure to cut off all the white pith when you peel the orange.
You can substitute whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour for up to half of the total all-purpose flour used.
Choose Splenda(R) Sugar Blend for Baking to substitute for the granulated sugar. Follow package directions to use product amount equivalent to 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Nutrition Facts Per Serving with Substitute: same as below, except 176 cal., 21 g carb. Carb choices: 1.5.