Gluten Free Carrot Cake With A Kick Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
• Mix sugar, oil, applesauce, and eggs together in a large bowl until well blended. Stir in flour, cinnamon, baking soda, vanilla extract, and nutmeg; mix well. Stir in shredded carrots and pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Beat white sugar and vegetable oil together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and mix.
• Combine baking flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl; mix into sugar-vegetable oil until batter is smooth. Fold carrots into the batter; pour into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Allow cake to cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer; beat in confectioners' sugar, a little at a time, until icing is smooth and creamy. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and beat well. Spread icing onto cake.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease bottom only of 8- or 9-inch round cake pan. Place cooking parchment paper round in bottom of pan; grease parchment paper.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until light in color and fluffy. Add oil and 1 teaspoon vanilla, and beat until smooth.
• In medium bowl, mix flour blend, cinnamon, xanthan gum, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Beat into egg mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, on low speed until blended. Stir in carrots and nuts. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat softened butter, cream cheese and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Slowly beat in powdered sugar. On low speed, beat in enough milk until desired spreading consistency. Place cake on serving plate; frost side and top with frosting.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease bottom only of 8- or 9-inch square pan with shortening, or spray with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, 1/2 cup butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, 2 teaspoons vanilla and eggs on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. With spoon, stir in carrots and pecans. Spread in pan.
• Bake 36 to 41 minutes for 8-inch pan or 33 to 38 minutes for 9-inch pan or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese, 2 tablespoons butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon milk with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too thick, beat in more milk, a few drops at a time. Stir in coconut. Spread frosting over cake.