Description
This gluten free carrot cake is moist, warm, and full of spice, made with almond flour and topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (290g) almond flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 5 eggs at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (160g) brown sugar
- 2 cups (180g) shredded carrot
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup sunflower oil or vegetable oil
- 8 ounces (225g) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 360F/180C. Grease your cake pans with softened butter and line with parchment paper.
- Combine the almond flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl.
- Beat the eggs with brown sugar for 4-5 minutes until light in color, and mix in vanilla extract and oil.
- Add the almond flour mixture to the egg mixture and mix until combined. Fold in the shredded carrots and nuts.
- Divide the batter between 2 or 3 cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes for 2 pans or 20-22 minutes for 3 pans. Check with a toothpick for doneness.
- Cool the layers in the pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto a rack to cool completely.
- Beat the cream cheese with butter, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar until incorporated.
- Frost the first cake layer upside down with 1/3 of the frosting, then top with the second layer and frost the whole cake with a thin layer.
- Refrigerate for 15-30 minutes to set the crumb coat, then frost with the remaining frosting and add nuts if desired.
Notes
Use room-temperature ingredients for better mixing. Measure almond flour gently to avoid a heavy cake.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 55mg