Gluten Free, Paleo & Keto Carrot Cake (or Cupcakes!)
Ridiculously tender, moist, and easy to whip up! These will surely become your go-to paleo and keto carrot cake (or cupcakes!)... at just 3g net carbs!If baking a layered carrot cake rather than cupcakes, change the serving size to 12 for two layers and 18 for three. Oh, and if baking with cups rather than grams is your thing, just click on US Cups for an instant conversion.
Servings 6 cupcakes
Calories 181kcal
Ingredients
- 48 g almond flour
- 30 g golden flaxseed meal finely ground*
- 2 tablespoons psyllium husk finely ground*
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch ground cardamom optional
- pinch ground ginger
- 57 g grass-fed butter or coconut butter, at room temp
- 1/3-1/2 cup erythritol or xylitol, to taste (we use 1/3 cup)
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon orange zest optional
- 2 eggs
- 100 g finely grated carrots
- 30 g coarsely chopped pecans
For the frosting
- 1/2 batch cream cheese buttercream frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Line (or grease and flour) a muffin pan or cake pans, set aside.
- Whisk together in a medium bowl almond flour, flaxseed meal, psyllium husk, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom and ginger. Set aside.
- Cream butter in a large bowl until softened (1 minute), add the sweetener of choice and continue to cream until light and fluffy. Mix in vinegar, vanilla extract and orange zest until fully incorporated. Mix in the eggs one at a time, the batter will appear slightly 'broken' (don't worry!).
- Add in the dry flour mixture in two parts. Mix for 2 to 3 minutes until fully incorporated and elastic, the batter will thicken as you mix. Fold in carrots and pecans.
- Distribute batter evenly into pan, smoothing out the tops with wet fingertips. Bake for 17 to 20 minutes, until deep golden and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Check in on them after minute 10, and cover with aluminum foil as soon as they begin to brown (minute 13 for us).
- Allow to cool for 15 minutes in the pan before removing, and cool completely in a rack before frosting. If building a layered cake: once cool refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
- Make your cream cheese buttercream frosting while your cupcakes or cakes are cooling. And frost away!
- If frosted, keep covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days. Without the frosting store in an airtight container at room temperature.
Notes
*For best texture and rise, always regrind your psyllium husk (or powder) and flax meal in a dry blender or bullet.
Please note that nutrition facts were estimated without the buttercream frosting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 289mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3100IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg