Carrot Pancake Cake

Carrot cake pancakes with cream cheese frosting are stacked into a charming cake.

Step: 1

Stir carrots and raisins packet and hot water together in a bowl.

Step: 2

Stir carrot cake mix, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a bowl until batter is well-combined. Stir carrot-raisin-hot water mixture into batter. Add 1/3 cup chopped pecans to batter; stir in enough flour to reach a pancake-batter consistency.

Step: 3

Heat a griddle over medium-high heat and brush with melted butter. Drop batter by 1/3 cupfuls onto griddle and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining batter. Transfer pancakes to a wire rack to cool.

Step: 4

Place 1 pancake on a plate and top with a layer of cream cheese frosting. Place another pancake on top of the frosting and top with another layer of cream cheese frosting. Top with a final pancake and garnish with 1/4 of the shredded carrot and 1/4 of the toasted pecans. Repeat with remaining pancakes, frosting, carrots, and pecans to create 3 more cakes.

Per Serving: 569 calories; protein 5g; carbohydrates 66.9g; fat 31.9g; cholesterol 77.6mg; sodium 439.3mg.

Eat good breakfast to start the day had become a good habit. It’s a great way to start my 24 hours off healthfully. The sugar hit from the fruit wakes me up and gives me energy to take on the morning. The sweetness is often vilified as the root of all disease, but fruit is also loaded with fibre, which is best for your digestive system and make keep you feel full all day , and less likely grab a side food out of the vending machine before lunchtime.

Making fruit a morning habit is simple . Simply put the sweetness in your fridge next to the milk or on the table next to your grain bowl , or move your coffee maker or tea kettle — about anywhere where you’ll find it. Before you eating the rest of your breakfast , eat your fruit. If you’re not normally a breakfast person.

Giving your body a bit of sugar in the morning is good to kick-start your healthy body for the day and fuel to your brain, which, incidentally, requires a continuous supply of sweetness in the form of process glucose, counting at to around 120g daily. There is also essential evidence to support the idea that a diet high in fiber can reduce your risk of a count of of cancers. And of course, you benefit from all the other vitamins and antioxidants in fruit, which keep you strong and healthy.