![]() I kept it at 2-ingredients to keep this recipe more budget friendly but adding 1/4 cup palm shortening to the frosting would create a fluffier finish. The cream cheese frosting is made with Kite Hill Almond Cream Cheese but you can use ANY dairy-free cream cheese I imagine. You won’t find this cake too saccharine or overwhelmingly sweet at all! Bonus: no tummy aches! No thank you! Sugar is sugar to my body and while coconut sugar and maple syrup certainly are as close to real food as you can get with sweetener, my palate and body are still sensitive to too much. I didn’t load this cake down with a ton of sugar like you’ll see in a lot of “healthier” carrot cakes on the Internet that can contain 2 to 3 cups of powdered sugar in the frosting alone. Almond flour by itself lacks the sponginess cake needs. The arrowroot keeps the cake moist as well since coconut flour can create a dry, crumbly baked good if not balanced. I find Paleo cakes made JUST with one flour lack the “glutinous” texture of gluten. What makes this carrot cake healthier? Instead of processed grain flours, it is made with arrowroot starch (for density), coconut flour and almond flour. Thankfully, you can easily up the sweetness level with cream cheese frosting by simply adding more corn-free powdered sugar (I love the Wholesome brand!) Five of my family members tried this one and they all enjoyed it – although my sweet tooth husband requested a sweeter frosting. ![]() This grain-free, egg-free, dairy-free AND vegan carrot cake is a healthier take on a traditional classic, and it’s much lower in sugar than other Paleo carrot cakes I’ve seen!Ĭarrot cake is one of my favorite baked goods, and I’ve been hard-pressed to find an easy enough egg-free recipe for our family. I’ll be honest – I don’t love baking (the rebellious nature of cooking – throwing ingredients together without a plan – is much more enticing to me) but I know a good baked good when I taste one. It’s been a solid 5 years since I’ve wanted to create my own Paleo allergy-friendly carrot cake. Paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free, and vegan Carrot Cake that isn’t loaded down with sugar is a tall order! I didn’t think I could do it but this healthy layered carrot cake with dairy-free cream cheese frosting is moist, dense and just the right amount of sweet!
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