Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Carrot Cake

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Additional Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 20 mins

  • Servings

    16 People

  • Calories

    493 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Carrot Cake

This Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Carrot Cake is so moist, you'd never know it's plant-based and eggless!

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Ingredients

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  • 3 cups almond flour 270 grams
  • 1 1/4 cups tapioca starch 152 grams
  • 1 cup coconut sugar packed
  • 5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1/2 cup pecans diced, plus additional for garnish
  • 1 cup Carrot Baby Food
  • 1/2 cup crushed pineapple drained well
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil melted, plus extra for greasing cake pans
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 cans Miss Jones dairy-free cream cheese frosting
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Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line two 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper, greasing the sides with coconut oil.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together all the ingredients up to the pecans (including the pecans) until well mixed. Add the baby food and pineapple into the bowl, but don't mix. Let them sit on top of the dry ingredients.
  3. Make 3 wells in the dry ingredients and put the coconut oil in one, the apple cider vinegar in another, and the vanilla in the third. You don't want them to mix together yet.
  4. Pour the water over top of everything and use a fork to stir everything together until well mixed.
  5. Divide between the two cake pans, spreading out evenly. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 33-35 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan.

To Frost:

  1. Invert one of the cakes, bottom side up, onto a cake dish. Gently spread 1 cup of the frosting all over it with an offset spatula, letting some frosting hang off the sides. Gently place the second cake, bottom side-up, on top and gently press to secure. 
  2. Spread a heaping 3/4 cup of frosting very thinly over the rest of the stacked cakes to seal in the crumbs. (It doesn't have to look pretty yet.) Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes or until the frosting is hard.
  3. Spread the rest of the frosting all over the cake and decorate with pecans.

Notes

  • *As with all gluten free baking, PLEASE weigh your flour to ensure accurate results
  • **If the frosting isn't spreadable, microwave for 6-10 seconds.
  • ***If you chill the cake before serving, let it come to room temperature before serving so that the frosting isn't hard.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 493kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 45.5g (15%) Protein 4.1g (8%) Fat 33.1g (51%) Saturated Fat 17.1g (86%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.9g Monounsaturated Fat 1.7g Sodium 143mg (6%) Potassium 24.6mg (1%) Fiber 2.5g (10%) Sugar 31.4g (63%) Vitamin C 1.1mg (1%) Calcium 38mg (4%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16People

Amount Per Serving

Calories 493 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 493kcal 25%
Carbohydrates 45.5g 15%
Protein 4.1g 8%
Fat 33.1g 51%
Saturated Fat 17.1g 86%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.9g 5%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.7g 9%
Sodium 143mg 6%
Potassium 24.6mg 1%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Sugar 31.4g 63%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 1%
Calcium 38mg 4%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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