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Servings:
10
Gluten-Free Carrot Coconut Loaf Cake
This cake is really easy to throw together. All you have to do, everything in the bowl and mix. Adapted from Detoxinista. I modified the ingredients to my preference. The original recipe has a different frosting, be sure to check out her suggestions! You can also add in mashed banana or raisins!
Total Time
1hr 15min
5.0
1 Rating
Author: Vodka & Biscuits
Servings:
10
Ingredients
Cake
•
1
cup
Coconut Flour
•
1
Tbsp
Simply Organic Cinnamon, Ground
•
1
tsp
Ground Ginger
•
1/2
tsp
Ground Nutmeg
•
1
pinch
Sea Salt
•
1
tsp
Baking Soda
•
3/4
cup
Pure Maple Syrup
•
8
Eggland's Best Classic Eggs
, room temperature
•
1/2
cup
Coconut Oil
•
1
Lemon
, freshly squeezed
•
4
Carrots
•
1/3
cup
Pineapples
, diced
Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
•
1/2
cup
Light Cream Cheese
, softened
•
1/3
cup
Powdered Confectioners Sugar
•
2
Tbsp
Maple Syrup
•
1
tsp
Vanilla Extract
•
1
dash
Ground Nutmeg
Cooking Instructions
1.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line your loaf pan or baking dish with parchment paper or grease with spray or coconut oil.
2.
Shred the
Carrots (4)
.
3.
Combine the
Coconut Flour (1 cup)
,
Simply Organic Cinnamon, Ground (1 Tbsp)
,
Ground Ginger (1 tsp)
,
Ground Nutmeg (1/2 tsp)
,
Sea Salt (1 pinch)
, and
Baking Soda (1 tsp)
. Mix.
4.
Add the
Eggland's Best Classic Eggs (8)
, juice from
Lemon (1)
and
Pure Maple Syrup (3/4 cup)
. Mix. Gradually add in the melted
Coconut Oil (1/2 cup)
if hot to temper. If cool, just throw it in with the eggs. Wouldn't want to cook those eggs!
5.
Mix together using a whisk. The batter will be thick.
6.
Fold in the shredded carrots and
Pineapples (1/3 cup)
with a rubber spatula.
7.
Pour into cake pan and bake until a cake tester comes out clean. Mine took 50-55 minutes.
8.
Cool on a wire rack before topping with glaze.
9.
Mix the
Light Cream Cheese (1/2 cup)
,
Powdered Confectioners Sugar (1/3 cup)
,
Maple Syrup (2 Tbsp)
,
Vanilla Extract (1 tsp)
and
Ground Nutmeg (1 dash)
by hand, electric, or stand mixer with the paddle attachment.
10.
Top on cake and garnish with toasted coconut (if desired). Enjoy :)
Nutrition Per Serving
CALORIES
258
FAT
15.3 g
PROTEIN
2.4 g
CARBS
30.8 g
