Gluten-Free Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Gluten-Free Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: gluten-free plain flour blend (measure-for-measure); gluten-free baking powder; bicarbonate of soda; ground cinnamon; ground nutmeg; fine sea salt or table salt; large eggs; caster sugar; light brown soft sugar; neutral oil (sunflower or rapeseed); vanilla; carrots, peeled and coarsely grated; walnuts, toasted and chopped; full-fat cream cheese (block), at room temperature; unsalted butter, softened but cool; icing sugar, sifted; vanilla; fine sea salt or table salt

Inspired by techniques from America's Test Kitchen, NYT Cooking and King Arthur Baking.

Carrot · Gluten-free · American

Two moist, spiced carrot and walnut layers made with a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend, sandwiched and coated in cream cheese frosting.

Prep35 min

Cook40 min

Total1 h 15 min

DifficultyMedium

Per serving716 kcal

PremiumGluten-freeVegetarian

ServingsMakes 12

Allergens (EU 14)

GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Free sugars

Sugar (WHO daily guide)

Free sugars: 45.2 g per serving

90.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 180.8 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g (WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. who.int/publications/i/item/9789241549028

Equipment

two 20 cm round cake tins (5 cm deep), greased and base-lined
box grater or food processor
2 large bowls and a whisk
stand mixer or electric hand whisk
wire racks
palette knife

Nutrition per serving (estimated values)

Per serving	Amount
Energy	716 kcal
Protein	7 g
Carbohydrate	72.2 g
of which sugars	48.2 g
of which free sugars	45.2 g
Fat	45.8 g
of which saturates	12.4 g
Fibre	2.3 g
Salt	1 g

Protein per 100 kcal

1 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values

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