Gluten Free Carrot Cake
 
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Warm spices, carrots and golden raisins in a decadent and delicious gluten free cake that is sure to become a favorite
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Recipe type: Gluten Free
Cuisine: American
Serves: 1 8 inch round cake
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
  • 2 cups of measure for measure gluten free flour
  • ¾ cup of coconut sugar
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon of ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon of ground clove
  • **You can substitute all the spices for two teaspoons of pumpkin spice
Wet Ingredients
  • ½ cup of melted coconut oil or other cooking oil
  • ½ cup of coconut milk
  • 1 cup of unsweetened apple sauce
  • ½ cup of golden raisins rinsed
  • 1 heaping cup of grated carrots
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F
  2. Combine all the dry ingredients (except for the coconut sugar) in a mixing bowl and set aside
  3. Next in a large mixing bowl combine the coconut sugar and all the wet ingredients and mix together well
  4. Then add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together to form a batter with a pancake batter consistency
  5. Pour or scoop the batter into a greased baking tin and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a tooth pick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean
  6. Then remove from the oven and let cool completely before removing from the baking tin and serving
Recipe by Metemgee at https://metemgee.com/2020/06/20/easy-carrot-cake/