gluten-free carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
makes two 6-inch cakes or one 9-inch cake
¾ cup oat flour + plus more for dusting
¼ cup white rice flour
2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons buckwheat flour
2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons almond flour
1 cup cane sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2/3 cup grapeseed oil
4 eggs
2 cups chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped pineapple
2 cups grated carrots
Unsalted butter, at room temperature
Edible flowers, for decorating, optional
For the frosting:
2 8-oz. packages of cream cheese, at room temperature
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 ½ cups powdered sugar
STEP 1
Preheat the oven to 350. Butter two 6-inch cake pans or one 9-inch cake pan. Coat the pans with oat flour, tapping out the excess. Mix the flours, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, spices, and salt in a large bowl until well-combined. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the eggs and oil.
STEP 2
Stir the egg mixture into the dry ingredients. Fold in the walnuts, pineapple, and grated carrot. Divide the batter into the prepared cake pans. Tap the cake pans on the counter to disperse the batter evenly.
STEP 3
Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a knife or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool on a cooling rack, then wrap the cake with plastic and place in the freezer for 20 minutes. This will help when frosting it.
STEP 4
Make the frosting: combine the frosting ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment, beat the ingredients on medium-high speed until well-combined and smooth, about 10 minutes.
STEP 5
Take the cake out of the freezer and place on a cake stand or large platter. Spread the frosting all over the cake using an offset spatula. If you have two cakes, simply layer one on top of the other, spreading frosting in between the layers. Decorate the top of the cake with edible flowers.
