Healthy-ish Carrot Cake

Healthy-ish Carrot Cake decorated with an extra creamy cream cheese frosting and toasted walnuts and almonds! The best all occasion two layer luscious cake!

Carrot cake is the one cake that I truly grew up always eating. My dad used to always request this cake on his birthday and it is just one of the best vegetable cakes out there. All the warm spices, the rich coconut flavor, nuts, and raisins makes for a beautifully delicious easy to make vegetable cake!

If you want to make this gluten-free, replace the flour for almond flour. I would normally make carrot cake with almond flour but my local grocery store was out. Of course, you can also make almond flour at home by just grinding blanched almonds! Full recipe is below! Enjoy!

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Healthy-ish Carrot Cake

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Servings

6

Ingredients

• 1 &1/2 cup All Purpose Flour (or almond flour)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup coconut oil (or vegetable oil)
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup dried raisins
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon all-spice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup coconut sugar
• 1/4 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup walnuts

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 2 packs cream cheese ( you can use a vegan cream cheese as well)
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 teaspoon vanila bean seeds ( or 1 teaspoon of lemon juice or vanilla extract)

Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Servings 6 Ingredients 1 &1/2 cup All Purpose Flour (or almond flour) 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup coconut oil (or vegetable oil) 2 cups shredded carrots 1/2 cup dried raisins 2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut 1 tablespoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon all-spice 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 4 eggs 1 cup coconut sugar 1/4 cup coconut milk 1 cup walnuts Cream Cheese Frosting 2 packs cream cheese ( you can use a vegan cream cheese as well) 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream 1/4 teaspoon vanila bean seeds ( or 1 teaspoon of lemon juice or vanilla extract)

Instructions

1. Preheat Oven 350 degrees.
2. In a medium size bowl, cream the sugar, coconut milk and coconut oil.
3. Then add the eggs one at a time and whisk well.
4. Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, all spice, baking soda and salt.
5. In a separate bowl, mix the shredded carrots, raisins, walnuts and coconut shreds.
6. Fold in the carrot mixture until fully incorporated into the batter.
7. Line a two 4 inch or 6 inch baking pan with parchment and evenly distribute the batter between the two pans.
8. Bake the cake for 25-30 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
9. In a large bowl using an electric hand mixer, mix the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Then add the heavy cream and vanilla and mix until creamy and the frosting has thickened. Of course, taste along the way and add additional powdered sugar if you prefer it sweeter.
10. Allow the cake to fully cool on a wire rack before frosting.
11. Toast 1/2 cup of walnuts and 1/2 cup almonds and decorate the nuts all over the sides of the cake! Enjoy a slice of this incredible delicious healthy-ish carrot cake!