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Carrot Cake with Coconut Vanilla Icing

  • Author: Amber Romaniuk
  • Yield: 6 1x

Ingredients

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For the Cake:

  • 2 cups gluten-free Bob Red Mills 1-2-1 baking flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2/3 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
  • 4 free range eggs
  • pinch of sea salt
  • 1 tsp ginger powder
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla powder
  • ¼ tsp cloves
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ cup pecan pieces
  • 3 cups shredded carrots
  • 1 cup olive oil

For the Icing:

  • 2 cups coconut butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla powder or extract
  • ½ cup cold unsweetened coconut or almond milk
  • ½ cup coconut icing sugar
  • One loaf pan and one mini loaf pan greased with coconut oil.

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. Grease a regular size muffin tin with coconut oil.
  3. In a large bowl for the loaf add flour, baking powder and soda, coconut sugar, ginger, cinnamon, vanilla powder and cloves and mix well.
  4. Then add eggs and olive oil, pumpkin and whisk well. Shred the carrots and add those and the pecans to mix well.
  5. Add batter to the pan and bake in the oven for 50-55 minutes or until it comes out clean with a toothpick and let cool fully before icing.
  6. In the mean time in a large bowl with a mixer OR a high speed blender add coconut butter, vanilla and milk of choice and blend well until smooth and creamy..
  7. Add coconut icing sugar and mix well. Adjust to your taste.
  8. Ice cake with a beautiful thick layer of icing and then let set in the fridge for about 10 minutes and serve!

Notes

Special Thanks To:

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