Gluten Free Carrot Cake
Carrot Cake is a staple birthday and Christmas dessert in my family! While there are many ways to make carrot cake, I think that my family's recipe takes the cake – pun intended!
In our version, we use Olive Oil instead of Vegetable Oil and add in crushed pineapple and we certainly do not include raisins in our carrot cake.
Ingredients
- 2 cups2 cups2 cups Gluten Free Flour
- 2 tsp2 tsp2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp1 tsp1 tsp Baking Soda
- .5 tsp.5 tsp.5 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp1 tsp1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp1 tsp1 tsp ground Nutmeg
- .5 tsp.5 tsp.5 tsp ground Allspice
- 4 whole4 whole4 whole Eggs
- 2 cups2 cups2 cups Granulated White Sugar
- 1.25 cups1.25 cups1.25 cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 cups2 cups2 cups Carrots, shredded
- 8 oz8 oz8 oz Canned Crushed Pineapple, drained
- 1 cup1 cup1 cup Pecans, chopped
- 1 cup1 cup1 cup unsweetened Coconut Flakes
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Process
Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results
- Preheat your oven to 350F and butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
- In a larger bowl, beat eggs on medium-high speed for 2 minutes or until light yellow. Slowly add in the sugar and vanilla until combined. Then beat for 1 minute.
- Reduce the speed and gradually add in the olive oil.
- With your mixer on low, add in the flour and spice mixture until combined.
- With a spatula, fold in the carrots, pineapple, coconut, and pecans.
- Divide the batter equally between the prepared cake pans and bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. It is a very moist cake so don’t be alarmed if the toothpick isn’t totally clean – just make sure there is no raw batter.
- Remove from the oven and cool for 10-15 minutes in the pan and then remove from the pans and cool on a wire rack.
- Wrap your cakes in saran wrap and then aluminum foil and place in the freezer until you are ready to frost. This will make the frosting process much easier!
- Use your favorite cream cheese frosting for the perfect compliment to the carrot cake!
Notes
If you want to really elevate your cake, toast 1 cup of coconut, 1 cup of pecans, 3 tbsp butter, and 3 tbsp sugar in a pan on the stove and let it cool until it hardens. Use half of this in between the cake layers and half on top of the cake for decoration.
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