Gluten Free Carrot Cake Recipe
Easy gluten free carrot cake recipe with cream cheese frosting. Made with oat flour, coconut flour, and a cream cheese greek yogurt frosting.
Servings: 16
Ingredients
For the Carrot Cake
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups grated carrots
- 4 eggs
- 2 ½ cups gluten free oat flour
- ½ cup coconut flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup applesauce no sugar added
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
- ⅓ cup plain nonfat greek yogurt
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Use a mixer to beat the shredded carrots, eggs, vanilla extract, olive oil, applesauce, and brown sugar until well combined
- In a separate bowl, whisk together oat flour, coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet, beating until well incorporated
- Grease a 13 by 9 glass baking dish
- Pour the cake batter into the dish and smooth it out into an even layer
- Bake the carrot cake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean
- Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting
- To make the frosting, first start by beating the softened cream cheese until fluffy
- Add the powdered sugar and beat to combine
- Add the greek yogurt and beat until well mixed. Taste and add more powdered sugar, if desired. I prefer this cake mildly sweet, but you can certainly add additional powdered sugar to your liking for a sweeter frosting.
- Frost the cooled cake
- Chill the carrot cake covered in the fridge for the best texture
- Serve with vanilla ice cream
Notes
If you cannot find oat flour, use a blender to grind up gluten free rolled oats into flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 343mg | Potassium: 212mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 4261IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg