Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups almond flour* Ingredients
- 3 tbsp coconut flour Ingredients
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour or arrowroot flour** Ingredients
- 1 tsp baking powder Ingredients
- 1 tsp baking soda Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ground ginger Ingredients
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg Ingredients
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves Ingredients
- 4 large eggs Ingredients
- 1 cup carrots, grated Ingredients
- 2/3 cups raisins, rehydrated for 20 minutes in warm water (discard water before combining Ingredients
- 1 cup maple syrup*** Ingredients
- 1 tsp vanilla extract Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Ingredients
- Coconut oil for greasing pan Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Line an 8 or 9 inch springform pan or cake pan with parchment paper. Grease the sides with coconut oil.
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Whisk until combined.
- In a small bowl, whisk eggs. Add carrots, raisins, maple syrup and vanilla extract, stir to combine.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients. Using a whisk or a hand mixer, combine the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients until fully mixed.
- Fold in walnuts. Let the batter settle for a few minutes and then using a spatula, pour battle into cake pan.
- Place cake in middle rack. Bake for 40-45 minutes until a fork inserted comes out clean.
- Place cake on a cooling rack once baked. Let cake cool completely before removing from springform pan or cake pan.
- Now it's time to ice your cake! Try my Coconut Whipped Icing on the blog.
- This cake stores in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for up to a month.
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