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Gluten Free Carrot Cake

Gluten Free Carrot Cake

Make this delicious Old Fashioned Carrot Cake that can easily be made gluten-free too!

Author: Mommy Hates Cooking

Meal Type: Vegetarian

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings: 12 serving

Calories: 696 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ Cups - Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Cup - Vegetable Oil
  • 2 ½ Tbsps - Hot Water
  • 3 - Eggs
  • 1 Tsp - Baking Soda
  • 1 ½ Cups - Flour or Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
  • 1 Tsp - Cinnamon
  • 1 Tsp - Baking Powder
  • ¼ Tsps - Nutmeg
  • Pinch - Salt
  • 1 Cup - Carrots
  • 1 Cup - Walnuts
  • 1 Stick - Unsalted Butter
  • 1 Package - Cream Cheese
  • 1 tsp - vanilla
  • 3 ½ Cups - Powdered Sugar
  • ½ cup - walnuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease two 8 inch round cake pans. Grease these well or use parchment paper and baking spray. See the post for the how-to on preparing the pans.
  2. Mix the cake ingredients in order, stopping after the carrots; a stand mixer works best for mixing this.
  3. Fold in the walnuts.
  4. Pour ½ the batter in one cake pan and the rest in the other. This will be a thick batter, may need to spread it into the pan.
  5. Bake in the oven at 350°F for 35 minutes or until poked in the center with a toothpick, the toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Let the cakes cool for 5-10 minutes and carefully release the cake and place it on a wire rack for 1-2 hours to cool completely.
  7. While the cakes are cooling, prepare the icing; begin by creaming together the butter and cream cheese.
  8. Add in the vanilla and powdered sugar, whisking on high with a stand mixer until the icing is formed.
  9. Fold in the walnuts.
  10. Release one of the cakes from the cake pan, and then ice the top of it with a portion of the icing.
  11. Place the second cake on top and then continue icing the entire cake.
  12. If you prefer, this can be the crumb coat and make a second batch of icing for a final coat.
  13. This can be chilled in the fridge and served cold or served at room temperature.

Nutrition

Energy: 696 kcal | Total Fat: 43 g | Saturated: 25 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 0 g | Cholesterol: 86 mg | Total Carbs: 77 g | Fiber: 2 g | Sugars: 61 g | Proteins: 6 g | Sodium: 268 mg | Polyunsaturated: 8 g | Monounsaturated: 8 g

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