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Nut Free Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe by Nut Free Wok

Incredible Irresistible Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: carrot cake, carrot orange cake
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
allow time for cake to cool: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 9
Calories: 407kcal
Cost: $9
This carrot cake with an orange cream cheese frosting tastes incredible and is irresistible. It's nut free and easy to make milk and egg free as needed. 
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Ingredients

  • 4 oz carrots 4-5 medium, organic if possible
  • 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Rodelle ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Rodelle ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 medium oranges divided (used for zest and juice)
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¾ cup dark brown sugar firmly packed
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Rodelle vanilla extract
  • ½ cup raisins

Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients

  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons butter or non-dairy equivalent
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • Orange zest

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 9x9 glass baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Scrub carrots and grate the carrots, you will need 1.5 cups grated carrots (packed) and set aside.
  • Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg to a medium sized bowl.
  • Wash and dry one orange and zest it over the flour bowl, whisk the ingredients together, and set aside.
  • Juice the orange, set aside.
  • Beat 2 eggs in a large mixing bowl, add brown sugar, olive oil, 2 tablespoons of orange juice, and vanilla extract and whisk together until well combined (it should look creamy and lighter in color).
  • Add flour mixture to the egg mixture and stir to combine 50%.
  • Add grated carrots and raisins and stir until combined.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and smooth the top so that the cake is level.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes on the center rack, the cake is ready when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Cool completely before frosting.

Orange Cream Cheese Frosting instructions:

  • Place cream cheese and butter into a mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to cream them together for 1 minute.
  • Stop the mixer, scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, add powdered sugar, cream together for 1-2 minutes.
  • Stop the mixer, scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula again.
  • Wash, dry, and zest the second orange over the frosting mixture (reserve or eat the second orange).
  • Add 1 tablespoon of orange juice to the frosting mixture.
  • Cream the frosting for 1 minute until smooth. Spread the frosting over the cake and serve.

Notes

Allergy adaptations: use your favorite milk and egg substitutes as needed for milk-free and egg-free options. 
Nutrition facts are approximate. 

Nutrition

Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 316mg | Potassium: 254mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 2479IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 2mg