Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free Carrot Cake
Makes One 9-Inch Carrot Cake
Here’s a sweet and flavorful way to enjoy cake without the high level of fat, cholesterol and calories that often come with it. This slimmed-down version of carrot cake with Faux Cream Cheese Frosting is also free of gluten, dairy and eggs.
1 cup white rice flour
1 cup sugar
¼ cup tapioca starch
½ cup potato starch
1 teaspoon baking soda
2½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
⅔ cup shredded raw carrots
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained (add back ¼ cup of the juice)
½ cup coarsely ground walnuts, plus additional for garnish
1 cup nondairy yogurt or unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
½ cup unsweetened coconut, optional
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil a 9-inch square cake pan.
In a large bowl, mix together the first 10 ingredients (white rice flour through nutmeg).
Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
Spoon batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely.
Transfer cake to a plate and frost with Faux Cream Cheese Frosting.
Faux Cream Cheese Frosting
1 (4-ounce) container nondairy cream cheese or ½ stick margarine
3 cups confectioner’s sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Beat ingredients together until light and fluffy. Spread over cooled cake.
Each serving with frosting contains 388 calories, 10g total fat, 3g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 0mg cholesterol, 375mg sodium, 74g carbohydrate, 1g fiber, 2g protein.
This recipe by food editor Beth Hillson was published in the Winter 2004 issue of Living Without.
GF, DF, EF, SF carrot cake from Living Without
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GF, DF, EF, SF carrot cake from Living Without
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Ricera makes a non-dairy yogurt. http://www.ricerafoods.com/index.html I've only found it in one Whole Foods store in my area. The others don't carry it. I've never seen it in Trader Joe's.
I need to really try and make either rice yogurt or coconut yogurt. I tried once with both and they both separated too much.
Gloria
I need to really try and make either rice yogurt or coconut yogurt. I tried once with both and they both separated too much.
Gloria
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