Paleo Running Momma· by Michele★ 4.7 (196)

Paleo Carrot Cake with Coconut "Cream Cheese" Frosting

Name: Paleo Carrot Cake with Coconut "Cream Cheese" Frosting
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 10, 10 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups blanched almond flour; 1/4 cup coconut flour; 1/3 cup tapioca flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 4 eggs (room temperature); 1/2 cup pure maple syrup; 1/3 cup refined coconut oil (melted and cooled ); 1/4 cup almond milk (unsweetened); 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or apple cider vinegar); 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups carrots (grated or shredded); 1/2 cup raisins (optional); 1 batch Paleo cream cheese frosting (**Click link for my recipe); finely chopped pecans or walnuts (optional, for garnish)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 10 · 1h 55m total

Servings

Calories

19% of a 2,000 cal day

384KCAL

Protein

7g13% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat21g

27%

Saturated9g

45%

Unsaturated12g

—

Total Carbs44g

16%

Fiber4g

13%

Total Sugars33g

—

incl. Added Sugars31g

61%

Starch8g

—

Sodium301mg

13%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A spiced carrot cake made with almond flour and coconut flour, frosted with a cashew-coconut cream cheese alternative. Moist and naturally sweetened, it's free from grains, dairy, and refined sugar yet deeply satisfying.

Ingredients

10 SERVINGS

1¼ cupsblanched almond flour
¼ cupcoconut flour
⅓ cuptapioca flour
1 tspbaking soda
¼ tspsalt
1½ tbspground cinnamon
½ tspground ginger
¼ tspnutmeg
4eggs — room temperature
½ cuppure maple syrup
⅓ cuprefined coconut oil — melted, cooled
¼ cupalmond milk (unsweetened)
1 tbsplemon juice — or apple cider vinegar
2 tsppure vanilla extract
2½ cupscarrots — grated or shredded
½ cupraisins — optional
1 batchPaleo cream cheese frosting
pecans — finely chopped, or walnuts, optional

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Method

1h 55m total

Read the method on Paleo Running MommaMichele’s original page

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