The Magical Ingredients for a Wholesome Life From the Heart of my Home: Cream Cheese Swirl Whole Wheat Carrot Coffee Cake

This is a much healthier version as it is completely made with whole wheat. It has everything that you may need for a healthy start of the day. Carrots, nuts, golden raisins, milk, cream cheese - all on a whole wheat base. Now I call that a perfect breakfast cake. It is with the right amount of sweetness, loaded with nutrients - so perfect for me. I would love to have these for dessert too.

For years, I had thought that coffee cake had coffee in it. Later, I understood that it is had with coffee gaining a name as coffee cake. It is so interesting tome as there is so many options to make.

I added everything I want for a morning breakfast as I wanted it to be healthier giving complete nutrition. This cake is a win-win for us. We love the flavors, it's like having a healthier version of carrot cake but a little less sweeter, but bolder in flavors. Feel free to use all-purpose flour in place of whole wheat flour and that will also give a good result.

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Ingredients

For the Cream cheese layer

Cream cheese - 1/2 cup, room temperature

Sugar - 1/4 cup

Aquafaba - 1 tbsp

Vanilla - 1/2 tsp

For the crumb topping

Whole wheat flour - 1/4 cup

Corn starch - 1/3 tsp

Brown sugar - 3 tbsp

Butter - 2 tbsp, chopped

Pecans/walnuts - 3 tbsp, chopped

Cinnamon - 1/4 tsp

For the cake

Whole wheat flour - 1 and 1/4 cup

Milk - 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp

Butter - 4 tbsp

Cinnamon -3/4 tsp

Salt - 1/8 tsp

Nutmeg - 1/8 tsp

Baking powder - 3/4 tsp

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Aquafaba - 4 tbsp

Vanilla - 1 tsp

Corn starch - 1/2 tbsp

Carrots - 2 cup, shredded

Golden raisin - 1/2 cup

Pecans/walnuts - 1/2 cup, chopped

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9x9-in baking pan and dust with flour.

For the cream cheese layer: beat the cream cheese, aquafaba, sugar, and vanilla well to form a smooth mixture. Keep aside.

For the crumb topping: Add chopped nuts, butter, cinnamon, flour, and brown sugar. Mix well to a crumble texture and set aside.

In a bowl, add the flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix the dry ingredients and set aside. In another bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, sour cream, aquafaba, and vanilla. Add in the milk and beat well. Add the flour in 2 or 3 instalments and beat to a smooth batter.

Fold in the chopped nuts, golden raisins, and shredded carrots.

Pour 2/3 of the batter to the baking pan and spread. Sprinkle 2 tbsp cinnamon sugar. Add the cream cheese mixture followed by remaining cinnamon sugar. Add the remaining batter and spread evenly. Add the crumb topping evenly on top.