Paleo Spiced Carrot Cake

The moist, slightly dense, spiced carrot cake with the creamy frosting in four amazing layers fulfills every cake, sweet, dessert craving a person has.

30 minutes

20 minutes

Difficulty

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	458
Fat:	25 g
Carbohydrates:	46 g
Protein:	3 g
Calculated per serving.

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Serves: 10

Ingredients

.5 cup .5 cup .5 cup Coconut Flour
1.5 cup 1.5 cup 1.5 cup Tapioca Starch
2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp Cinnamon, ground
3 tsp 3 tsp 3 tsp Ginger, ground
2 tsp 2 tsp 2 tsp Allspice, ground
1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Salt
2 pinch 2 pinch 2 pinch Cloves, ground
2 tsp 2 tsp 2 tsp Baking Powder
1 cup 1 cup 1 cup Butter, Salted
8 whole 8 whole 8 whole Eggs
1 cup 1 cup 1 cup Applesauce, unsweetened
1 cup 1 cup 1 cup Coconut Sugar
2 tsp 2 tsp 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
4 cup 4 cup 4 cup Carrots, shredded
10 oz 10 oz 10 oz Goat Cheese
3 Tbsp 3 Tbsp 3 Tbsp Almond Milk
.25 cup .25 cup .25 cup Butter, Unsalted, softened
2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp Maple Syrup, Pure

Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare four round cake pans (or cook in two batches as I did).
In a large bowl, mix together coconut flour, tapioca starch, cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, salt, cloves, and baking powder. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, add softened butter and coconut sugar. Mix with hand mixer to combine.
Add in eggs, vanilla and applesauce. Mix again until combined.
Add wet ingredients to dry and mix well until no lumps can be see with hand mixer.
Fold in carrots.
Separate into fourths or add 1/4 of batter to cake pan, repeating until you have four cakes.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until springy when touched. Cool and remove from pan.
In a bowl add goat cheese and butter. Mix with hand mixer until combined.
Add vanilla, honey and maple syrup mixing again.
Add milk until desired consistency. Should be light and spreadable.
Add 1 cake to cake plate or plate. Top with just enough frosting to cover. Add another layer and repeat until you get to the top of the cake adding more frosting to the top.
Garnish with shredded coconut flakes and crushed walnuts or pecans.