Gluten Free Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
If you want to add more gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, primal, and fodmap friendly recipes to your collection, Gluten Free Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting might be a recipe you should try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 553 calories, 9g of protein, and 39g of fat each. For $2.19 per serving, this recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Several people made this recipe, and 4580 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up cream cheese, carrots, maple syrup, and a few other things to make it today. It is perfect for Easter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes. It is brought to you by A Healthy Life for Me. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 58%. This score is good. Gluten-Free Carrot Cake with Dairy-Free Cream Cheese Frosting, Gluten-free Carrot Cake with Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting, and Gluten Free Carrot Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 15 minutes
Cooking duration: 55 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup almond flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3 ripe bananas (1 1/4 cups), mashed well
1 1/2 cups grated carrots (about 3 medium)
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup coconut cream
1/3 coconut flour
6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 eggs, lightly whisked
3/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
3 tablespoons maple syrup (or to taste)
2/3 cup tapioca
8 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
Equipment:
baking paper
cake form
loaf pan
bowl
oven
whisk
frying pan
toothpicks
offset spatula
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9x5x3 / 8-cup loaf pan (or 8x8 cake pan) and line it with parchment paper.Sift together the flours, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the walnuts and set aside.Stir together the maple syrup and melted butter.In a separate bowl combine the bananas and carrots. Stir in the butter mixture,Whisk in the coconut cream and the eggs.Add the flour mixture and stir until everything just comes together. Spoon into the prepared pan. Bake for about 50 - 60 minutes or until a toothpick tests clean in the center of the cake - it'll be less if you are using a standard cake pan. Remove from oven and let cool.While the cake is baking whip together the cream cheese and maple syrup.When the cake has completely cooled frost the top of the cake with an offset spatula.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9x5x3 / 8-cup loaf pan (or 8x8 cake pan) and line it with parchment paper.Sift together the flours, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the walnuts and set aside.Stir together the maple syrup and melted butter.In a separate bowl combine the bananas and carrots. Stir in the butter mixture,
2. Whisk in the coconut cream and the eggs.
3. Add the flour mixture and stir until everything just comes together. Spoon into the prepared pan.
4. Bake for about 50 - 60 minutes or until a toothpick tests clean in the center of the cake - it'll be less if you are using a standard cake pan.
5. Remove from oven and let cool.While the cake is baking whip together the cream cheese and maple syrup.When the cake has completely cooled frost the top of the cake with an offset spatula.
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