Gluten-Free Carrot Cake with a Kick

Carrot cake with spice and an after-burner. Tastes great topped with whipped cream or powdered sugar. You can also bake the cake in two 8-inch round pans.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 208 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• ⅓ cup orange juice
• 1 ½ cups grated carrots
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup applesauce
• 2 tablespoons seeded and minced jalapeno pepper
• 2 cups gluten-free all-purpose baking flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and cloves together in a bowl.

Step 3

Beat oil, applesauce, brown sugar, white sugar, and orange juice together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into applesauce mixture, beating until each egg is fully incorporated before adding next egg.

Step 4

Mix flour mixture into applesauce mixture, alternating with carrots, walnuts, and jalapeno pepper, until batter is just blended; pour into prepared baking pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes.