Gluten Free Carrot Cake Recipe Bon Appetit

This is carrot cake at its best.
Gluten free carrot cake recipe bon appetit. This recipe uses almond flour a wonderfully sweet nutty complement. Can be made with whole wheat or all purpose flour for a non gluten free version. This gluten free carrot cake is dense with nuts raisins and of course carrots and the frosting is touched with greek yogurt for extra zing. Regular cake batter is sweet and so should gluten free cake.
Tip the mix into the loaf tin then bake for 50 55 mins or until a skewer poked in the middle comes out clean. This recipe is sponsored by bob s red mill. I usually double the amount of cinnamon or extracts if i m baking a gluten free cake adapted from a regular cake recipe. I did double the frosting recipe to cover the entire cake and fill the center.
Nobody will miss the gluten in this cake. Using electric mixer on medium high speed beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl scraping down as needed until very smooth about 2 minutes. I always taste the batter. Gluten free cake baking tips.
Once the cake cools for an hour we know it s hard to wait it gets covered in irresistible cream cheese frosting with coconut flakes for a tasty twist if desired. This carrot cake starts with betty crocker gluten free yellow cake mix then simply add classic spices carrots and nuts and you re on your way to deliciousness. Indisputably moist and tender yet substantial enough to hold a slice just as carrot cake should. I ve noticed that gluten free flours tend to dull the flavor of cakes just a tad.
This gluten free carrot cake is perfectly spiced fluffy and doesn t taste at all gluten free. This is a fantastic gluten free recipe. Topped off with a lavish slather of cream cheese frosting. Join chris morocco in the bon appétit test kitchen as he makes gluten free carrot cake.
If you re looking for the perfect easter dessert this gluten free carrot cake is the recipe for you. It s a beautiful hopeful spring day in the kitchen when you bake this gluten free carrot cake. The cake turned out fluffy and moist and the frosting recipe was the perfect accompaniment.