PALEO RAW CARROT CAKE {GF, PALEO, LOW CAL, VEGAN}

If there’s one thing that will bring me to my knees (other than chocolate of course), it’s carrot cake. In fact, if a guy wants to win me over on a date then all he needs to do is bring me carrot cake. I would take carrot cake any day over chocolate. Okay, so maybe not any day. I would still gladly accept chocolate anytime.

But there’s just something about carrot cake.


Maybe it’s the carrots. Maybe it’s the coconut. Maybe it’s the sweet cinnamon-y bread. Or maybe it’s that sweet, sweet vanilla icing. Whatever it is, carrot cake is what my dreams are made of.

Paleo Raw Carrot Cake is a spin on a traditional favorite! Made with a carrot, date and walnut base, this delicious cake is topped with a silky cashew maple coconut icing that's surprisingly healthy and good for you. This is what carrot cake dreams are made of!

The thing about carrot cake is that it’s a lot harder to make healthy than you think. I should know. I’m pretty sure I’ve made at least 50 different versions of carrot cake for months and have never been able to get it just the way I wanted. Don’t get me wrong.

They were all good, but none of the versions turned out the way I imagined in my head. You know when you have something in your mind a certain way and everything else is just well, okay? Because not only am I a perfectionist, but I also have to get whatever it is just right before it meets my expectations.

Finally I gave up on making a “cake” and thought what if I just made the base out of walnuts and dates? Enter Raw Carrot Cake.


INGREDIENTS

  • FOR THE BASE
  •  1 cup carrots shredded in a food processor
  •  1 cup dates pitted
  •  1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
  •  1 cup walnuts
  •  1/4 cup coconut oil melted
  •  1/4 cup coconut flour
  •  1 tsp cinnamon
  •  1/4 tsp nutmeg
  •  1/2 tsp ginger
  • FOR THE ICING
  •  1/2 cup cashews soaked in water 20 minutes
  •  1/8 cup unsweetened coconut milk
  •  1 tbsp maple syrup
  •  2 tbsp coconut oil melted
  •  1 tsp almond extract
  •  2 tbsp walnuts for topping

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. To make the base, mix dates in a food processor until it forms a paste. Break up the paste into a few chunks to spread it evenly throughout the food processor.
  2. Add the walnuts, carrots, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, coconut flour, coconut oil and coconut flakes together to the food processor with the date paste and combine until mixed together.
  3. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper vertical and horizontal so you can pull up the cake easily once set.
  4. ................................


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