grain free carrot cake

Mom's Carrot Cake Recreated

July 09, 20241 min read

Mom’s Carrot Cake Recreated

I created my moms carrot cake recipe grain free and lower in sugar. 

This recipe is easy, healthy and delicious!!  

For the cake -

Ingredients:

1/2 cup organic coconut oil, melted

1/2 cup organic coconut sugar

4 eggs

2 cups organic almond flour

2 Tablespoons arrowroot powder

1 teaspoon salt- pink Himalayan or sea salt 

2-3 teaspoons cinnamon

3 cups grated organic carrots

1/2 - 1 cup chopped nuts such as pecans or walnuts and/or raisins 

Instructions:

Heat oven to 350 and prepare 8 inch layer cake pans or a 13 x 9 pan, lightly grease with coconut oil or butter.

Mix oil, sugar, and eggs, beat well.  Add almond flour, arrowroot powder, salt and cinnamon and mix well. Stir in carrots and nuts/raisins.  

Pour into prepared pans and bake 

Cake tester should come out clean when the cake is done, edges will be lightly brown.  This is a moist cake, do not overtake.

For the Frosting - 

Ingredients:

8 ounces organic cream cheese, softened

4 Tablespoons butter, softened

sugar options- organic coconut sugar, powdered sugar or monk fruit sweetener

  • start with 1/2 cup and add more as needed, sweeten to taste

2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

cream the cream cheese and butter together, add the vanilla and sugar, beating well to incorporate 

When the cake is completely cooled, frost and enjoy!! 

Healthy can be simple and delicious! I hope you enjoy this recipe! 

Tresa Rolando Salters

Catholic Holistic Health & Fitness Coach

https://www.livewellwithtresa.com/

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Tresa Salters

I'm Tresa and I want you to live better! I am an Institute for Integrative Nutrition Certified holistic health coach with over 600 hours of fitness training. I also am certified as a Revelation Wellness fitness instructor. More than anything, I love to see women live the life God designed for them with delicious foods and simple fitness routines, grounded in God's love and peace. No complicated plans to follow, no diets, no stress trying to "do the right thing." Who needs that? What you need is support, inspiration, and resources to easily make nutritious meals and get your body moving in ways that work for you, in your busy life. Ready to get started?

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