Gluten-free carrot cakeš§”. Simple to make, insanely moist and flavorful, and undetectably vegan and gluten-free! Plus, it requires basic ingredients you likely have on hand right now. The recipe is adapted from my Vegan GF Carrot Apple.
Test it by inserting a cake tester in the middle of the cake. It should come out with only a few. This gently spiced dairy free & gluten free carrot cake gets a springy crumb from whole grain flours all kissed with vegan cream cheese frosting. You can have Gluten-free carrot cakeš§” using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Gluten-free carrot cakeš§”
- It's 400 g of carrots.
- You need 400 g of apples.
- It's 100 g of butter.
- Prepare 150 ml of sunflower oil.
- Prepare 3 of eggs.
- You need 500 g of Ground almonds.
- You need 320 g of sugar.
- Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
- You need 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
- You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
- It's 100 g of chopped walnuts.
- You need 150 g of unsweetened shredded coconut.
- It's 450 g of cream cheese.
- You need of Oil for greasing.
I actually consider carrot cake more of a fall dessert, the season during which spice cakes and orange veggies are both de. This vegan and gluten-free carrot cake recipe is moist, flavorful, made with a heavenly "cream cheese" frosting, and tastes like the real deal!! Actually, I should raise a slice of this cake I brought for the party that was rumored (and then confirmed) to be her favorite ā carrot cake! Best gluten-free carrot cake recipe with cream cheese frosting.
Gluten-free carrot cakeš§” step by step
- Preheat oven to 175Ā°C. Peel and grade apples and carrots in separate bowls. Add grated apples to a saucepan, and let cook for approx 5 min..
- Melt butter in a small saucepan. In a large bowl, mix sunflower oil with melted butter and eggs. Gradually mix in ground almonds and 250 g of sugar. Add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Then mix in grated carrots, cooked apples, chopped walnuts, and 70 g of shredded coconut. Grease two baking pans, then fill them with the mixture evenly. Transfer to the oven and bake for approx 45 min. Then set aside and let cool..
- For the frosting, whip cream cheese and the 70 g of sugar with a hand mixer or buy hand until fluffy. Place one cooled cake base on a plate and spread with half of the cream, then place the other cake base on top of it..
- Coat the cake with remaining frosting. Sprinkle cake with remaining shredded coconut(80 g). Itās best to let the cake sit overnight before eating it. Enjoy !.
I tried my hand at baking a gluten-free chocolate cake and gluten-free chocolate cupcakes a few years ago and let's just say it was wrong on all levels. See my disclosure for more information. Notes on ingredients and substitutions for this gluten-free carrot cake: Gluten-free Flour Blend: I have tested this with, and recommend, gfJules gluten-free flour or Gluten Free Mama's. Super moist, deliciously spiced, gluten-free carrot cake with a perfect balance of sweet carrots and raisins, pecans, juicy pineapple and the light, delicate flavor of coconut; topped with oh-my-goodness cream cheese frosting. This gluten-free carrot cake recipe is healthier than your average cake and it's dairy-free!