Paleo Carrot Cake with Almond Flour Recipe
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Foolproof Living · by Aysegul Sanford★ 5.0 (11)

Paleo Carrot Cake with Almond Flour Recipe

NUTRITION · PER SERVING100M COOK
CAL 19%·PRO 22%
CARBS 33G34% OF CAL
5G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC3G OTHER25G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 27G62% OF CAL
8G SAT18G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A moist spiced carrot cake made with almond flour and sweetened with maple syrup, topped with vegan cream cheese frosting. Lighter than traditional carrot cake but rich in flavor.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 8
  • ¼ cup Coconut Oil (plus 1 teaspoon for greasing the pan, melted + cooled)
  • 1 ½ cups Almond Flour
  • 3 Tbsp Ground Flaxseed (aka flax meal)
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder* (Or Mix 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda with 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar for paleo version)
  • ¼ tsp Baking Soda
  • ¾ tsp Kosher salt (or fine sea salt)
  • ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ tsp Ground Ginger
  • ½ tsp Ground Cardamom
  • 3 Large Eggs (at room temperature)
  • ½ cup Coconut Sugar (plus 2 tablespoons (total of 125 g))
  • 1 teaspoon Orange Juice (freshly squeezed - optional)
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 6 oz Carrots (about 2 large, scrubbed, grated on the smallest holes of a box grater (1 ¼ cups packed))
  • ¼ cup Diced Fresh Pineapple, optional
  • ¼ cup Chopped Walnuts
  • ¼ cup Raisins (or golden raisins)
  • ¼ cup Shredded Unsweetened Coconut, optional
  • 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Vegan Butter, cool room temperature
  • ½ cup Vegan Cream Cheese, cool room temperature
  • 2 Tablespoons Pure Maple Syrup
  • Squeeze of Lemon/Orange Juice (about ½ teaspoon)
PREP
30M
SODIUM
310MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.