Carrot cake with Xylitol

When I saw this delicious looking carrot cake recipe on The Girl Who Ate Everything, I couldn't resist making it for Easter dinner today... and have had to guard from my husband since from sneaking a slice ;)

We received a sample from Xylitol USA to try out their yummy sweetener in place of sugar and guess what?  No one knew the difference!  It was just as sweet :)

Xylitol is a natural sugarless sweetener and has the same sweetness as sugar BUT 40% fewer calories and 75% fewer carbs.  Wow!  Xylitol is literally Nature's best kept secret because it's completely natural.  It looks like sugar, tastes like sugar, acts like sugar AND is great for you.  It's the ideal sweetener to embark on a sugar-free diet without exposing you to potentially suspect artificial sweeteners.  Plus, it's waaaaay better for your teeth vs. sugar.  Score!

Right now Xylitol is offering our readers 10% off!  Just visit Emerald Forest Xylitol, enter coupon code FIRST and try it for yourself!  Your teeth will thank you ;)

So anyway, after frosting the cake I thought it needed something more... nest with eggs on top?  Maybe.  More cheeps?  Too much work.  Carrots?  Yep!

Turned out kinda cute :)

To make the carrots...

• Bake an extra cupcake 
• Crumble it in a bowl while it's still warm.  
• Mix extra frosting in it until no longer crumbly.
• Shape into carrot.
• Pop them in the freezer to firm up a bit.  
• Dip in melted chocolate with orange food coloring.

• After cooled, arrange on cake. 
• Pipe some green frosting on the top.
• Add green sparkly sprinkles for extra yummy bling.  

Hope you all have a WONDERFUL Easter holiday today and enjoy lots of yummy Easter treats! 

xoxo,

Lolly Jane