Paleo Carrot Cake with Cashew Cream Cheese Frosting

This paleo carrot cake is absolutely divine! Decadent and authentic tasting but made with wholesome ingredients. A one-bowl recipe that comes together super easy, bakes up in a loaf pan, and makes a stunning and decadent carrot cake that’s pretty good for you too!

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The BEST Dairy Free + Gluten Free Carrot Cake

This recipe is SUPER easy! The cake comes together with one mixing bowl and a loaf pan and the frosting is a simple blender batter recipe. You can’t go wrong. Then it tastes AMAZING. Perfectly spiced, sweetened with coconut palm sugar and pineapple. This cake skips the raisins (gross), and adds in walnuts. The crumb on this moist cake is perfect and it serves up beautifully with the Cashew Cream Cheese Frosting.

Paleo Carrot Cake Ingredients

Nothing fancy here, just simple, everyday paleo ingredients that come togethet to make a truly epic carrot cake.

• Almond Flour I prefer the find ground, blanched almond flour as it results in a better texture. Blanched almond flour is just flour made of almonds that have had the skins removed.
• Arrowroot Flour, cassava or tapioca starch, just a little bit, this helps with the texture of the cake dramatically.
• Coconut Sugar this is the ONLY coconut product in the cake, so if you’re coconut free just use another granulated sweetener.
• Crushed pineapple, I prefer this for added sweetness than the traditional raisins. The pineapple gives a lovely Morgning Glory flavor.
• Cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger for the perfect spice.
• Plenty of freshly grated carrots, of course.
• For the Cashew Cream Cheese frosting you will also want to grab some cashews and lemons!
• Grain Free Baking Powder, I recommend my Legit Baking Powder!

Step by Step Easy Grain Free Carrot Cake

• Combine the flours, salt and baking soda in a large mixing bowl.
• Add in the spices and whisk.
• Create a large well in the center of the bowl.

• Add the coconut sugar, eggs, ghee and vanilla to the well.
• Whisk until frothy, then fold in the flour mix.
• Add in the grated carrots, pineapple and walnuts and fold in.

• Transfer the batter to a greased loaf pan and bake at 350F for 55 minutes.
• Let cool completely after baking.
• Make the Cashew Cream Frosting.
• Decorate the cake.

Tips for an Epic Paleo Carrot Cake

• Whisk the dry ingredients until all lumps are out.
• Start with room temperature ingredients, to include the egg and ghee.
• Use a smaller loaf pan for a taller cake.
• Once your batter is in the cake tap it down on the counter to get rid of any bubbles.
• Bake until its golden and firm on top with no jiggle.
• Make the frosting ahead of time and let it thourougly cool before applying it.