Kitchen Tips Smart Cookie Shows You How to Make Healthier Carrot Cake Learn how to make a healthier carrot cake with less sugar, more carrots, and whole wheat flour. By Allrecipes Editorial Team Updated on June 15, 2021 MasterChef alum, Elise Mayfield — aka Smart Cookie — shows you how to make a lighter, healthier version of carrot cake, so you can indulge your carrot cake cravings with a lot less guilt. Get the recipe: Healthier Carrot Cake III "We made it with a little less oil and a little less sugar, so this carrot cake recipe is now healthier but still sure to be a favorite." — MakeItHealthy Smart Cookie's Top Tips: For best results, combine the dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in another bowl, then mix them together.To bake this recipe into a triple-layer cake, use an ice cream scoop to portion out the batter evenly among three greased and floured cake pans.No one wants powdered sugar flying all over your kitchen when you mix the frosting. To prevent this, drape your mixer with a large kitchen towel.Instead of mixing pecans into the frosting, Smart Cookie presses them all around the outside of the frosted cake.To make the candied citrus curl cake toppers, use a vegetable peeler to cut thin citrus peel strips, boil them in simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water), and bake them at a low temperature. When they're still warm, curl each strip around the handle of a wooden spoon. Related Get more Healthy Makeover Recipes from MakeItHealthy Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit