Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Recipe
- Prep time: 20 Minutes
- Cook time: 1 Hour & 15 Minutes
- Total time: 1 Hour & 35 Minutes
- Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 300 g (10.6 oz) gluten-free self-rising flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon, ground
- 1 tsp nutmeg, ground
- 150 g (5.3 oz) brown sugar
- 250 g (8.8 oz) carrots, grated
- 100 g (3.5 oz) chopped walnuts
- 100 g (3.5 oz) raisins
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 250 ml (8.5 fl oz) vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 180°C (350 °F)
- Grease and line a 21cm (8.2 in) cake tin.
- Sift the flour and spices into a large bowl.
- Gently mix in the remaining ingredients until well combined.
- Add the cake mixture into the prepared cake tin.
- Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to sit in the cake tin for 5 minutes before removing the tin and placing the cake onto a wire rack to cool.
- Once cooled, top with cream cheese frosting.
- Serve & Enjoy.
Recipe Tips
- If you don’t have self-rising flour, you can use plain flour and add two teaspoons of gluten-free baking powder.
- You can use either a round cake tin or a loaf tin. Both options will work nicely. However, the cooking times may vary slightly.
- For the best results, I recommend chopping the walnuts into small to medium-sized chunks.
- You can cover the cake with foil if it is starting to brown too much. The foil will help prevent browning while allowing the cake to continue to cook.
- It doesn’t hugely matter if you end up with too much carrot. You can easily add up to 500g (17.5 oz) of shredded carrot and still have the cake turn out nicely.
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