Gluten-free Carrot Cake Recipe For Easter Day 2024

This gluten-free carrot cake is a rustic naked cake, made with three layers of perfectly spiced carrot cake, and slathered with a luscious cream cheese frosting! 

 – ▢ 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature – ▢ 4 tbsp butter, room temperature – ▢ 3 cups powdered sugar, or more as needed – ▢ 2 tsp vanilla extract

Ingredient

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CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 

 – ▢  2 ½ cups almond flour – ▢ ½ cup tapioca flour – ▢ 1 cup coconut sugar – ▢ 1 tbsp cinnamon – ▢ ½ tsp nutmeg – ▢ ½ tsp ground ginger – ▢ 2 tsp baking soda – ▢ 3 tsp cream of tartar – ▢ ½ tsp salt – ▢ 5 large egg – ▢½ cup butter, ghee, or coconut oil, melted and room temperature – ▢ ½ cup applesauce – ▢ 2 tsp vanilla extract – ▢ 3 cups shredded carrot – ▢ ½ cup chopped pecans, plus extra for garnish

GLUTEN-FREE CARROT CAKE 

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 325F. Grease three 8-inch pans and line the bottom of each with a circle of parchment paper. 

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Step 2

Mix the dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Whisk eggs, butter, applesauce, and vanilla in another large dish. Stir or hand-mix medium 30 seconds. Mix wet and dry components another minute. Shred carrots and chop pecans.   

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Step 3

Divide cake batter into three 8-inch pans. The 1/4 filling works. Pat them flat using a spatula. Bake cakes 30–35 minutes till toothpick comes out clean.  

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Step 4

Let cakes cool 15 minutes in pan. Cool on rack after removing from pan.    While cakes cool, create cream cheese frosting. Blend all frosting ingredients in a stand mixer or large bowl with a hand mixer on medium speed. 

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Step 5

Divide the frosting between layers and frost the edge thinly. Like a crumb coat, scrape that off with a spatula. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top.   

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