Keto Carrot Cake
This keto carrot cake is moist and delicious. You will be amazed how topped with a keto cream cheese frosting this gluten free cake taste like the real thing. It will calm any sweet tooth craving. Add pecans or walnuts with a option for carrots and the classic carrot cake spices!
Equipment
- 9 inch cake pan
- Hand mixer or whisk
Ingredients
Carrot Cake
Dry Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup blanched almond flour
- 3 tablespoon coconut flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sweetener
- 1/4 cup swerve brown sugar alternative
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Wet Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 6 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon blackstrap molassas or sugar free maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon liquid stevia or liquid monk fruit (optional for added sweetness)
- 1 tablespoon vingar or lemon juice
Mix ins
- 1 cup freshly grated carrots (110g)
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 2 tablespoon powdered sweetener
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Carrot Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Grate carrots if using them. If you choose to buy pre-shredded that is fine
- Combine all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl
- In a separate bowl combine all wet ingredients
- mix the dry and wet ingredients and scraping the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is combined
- If using carrots or nuts fold them in here
- Place in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until you can stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Cream sour cream and cream cheese together
- Next mix in powdered sweetener. Then mix until smooth
- Add in extract here and enjoy
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Notes
Helpful Recipe Tips
- Skipping the cream cheese frosting is a option. It will save on calories and this cake is delicious enough to eat without it.
- Pecans or walnuts? I prefer walnuts but pecans work well as you can see in the photos. Yet, walnuts just give it a flavor that pecans lack for this particular cake. Whichever you have on hand works.
- Add liquid sweetener for more sweetness. Even with the blackstrap molasses this cake isn't very sweet due to the spices. For someone wanting a sweet cake add liquid sweetener I promise it'll do the trick.
Nutrition
Calories: 297kcal
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
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