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Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Recipe

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Cake
Servings: 12 cake
Calories: 350kcal
Author: My Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Life

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 cup bottled or filtered water
  • 2 tbsp flax meal mixed with 6 Tbsp bottled or filtered water
  • 1 cup scant Organic Pure Cane Sugar
  • 4 large organic eggs or egg substitute for liquid of 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
  • 1/4 cup honey or agave or maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups organic coconut flour (Let's Do Organic brand)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups grated carrots
  • 1 cup shredded organic coconut (Let's Do Organic brand)
  • 1 cup finely ground walnuts

Instructions

  • Put raisins and water into a small pot and bring to boil, then reduce the heat to simmer and cover, simmering until raisins are plump. Leave raisins in the water solution.
  • Mix flax meal and water and allow to stand about 10 minutes to thicken before mixing into batter.
  • Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan.
  • Blending the liquids
  • Beat sugar and egg or egg substitute until smooth. Add flax meal and water mixture and beat well Add organic coconut oil, honey or agave or maple syrup and vanilla and beat well. Add raisins and the water it was simmering in and apple cider vinegar and mix well.
  • Adding dry ingredients
  • Add the organice coconut flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda and blend well. Add grated carrots and blend, add shredded coconut and blend then add ground nuts and blend well.
  • BAKE
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour thick batter into the prepared cake pan and spead evenly. Bake 45 minutes and check.. Cake is done when an inserted toothpick comes out clean and cake is firm. The cake will not be smooth on top...it looks rough and grainy.
  • When cake is cool...spread with icing of choice.
  • Frosting:
  • I used 4 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 cup soy milk, 1 tsp vanilla and 1/4 cup earth balance butter spread.
  • Another choice is 2 cups softened better than cream cheese, 1/4 cup earth balance butter spread, 1 Tbsp vanilla and 1/2 cup maple syrup or agave blended.
  • Enjoy this great Carrot Cake!

Nutrition

Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 486mg | Potassium: 242mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 3645IU | Vitamin C: 1.8mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1.7mg