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Sugar Free Spice Carrot and Walnut Cake

Super moist and lightly sweetened and sugar-free spice cake chocked full of slithers of honey glazed carrots and crunchy walnuts,

Course Dessert
Keyword desserts, spice cake, spice cake, sugar free, spice carrot and walnut cake, sugar free
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 10

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Oat Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1-1/2 sticks Unsalted Butter softened
  • 1/2 cup Swerve Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Swerve Granulated Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Creme Stevia or Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 tsp Maple Extract
  • 1-1/4 cup Califia Unsweetened Coconut Cream Almond Milk combination or use coconut cream and milk separately or the almond milk only
  • 1 cup Carrots grated
  • 1 cup Walnuts chopped

For the frosting

  • 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter softened
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup Swerve Powdered Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Walnuts chopped
  • 3 tbsp Carrots cut into ribbons or sticks
  • Sprinkle of cinnamon (optional)

Instructions

  1. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl---flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

  2. In another bowl, cream together the butter and both sugars.

  3. Add and beat in one egg at a time. Then follow with the vanilla and maple extract and continue mixing until combined.

  4. Alternate mixing in the flour and milk into the cake batter, continuing to mix until everything is thoroughly combined. Be careful to not overmix.

  5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

  6. Pour batter into a greased and parchment lined 9x9 square baking dish or your choice.

  7. Bake the cake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with only a few crumbs.

  8. Allow the cake to completely cool on a baking rack and make the frosting.

For the frosting

  1. Cream the butter and cream cheese together until combined.

  2. Add in the powdered sugar and continue mixing until fully combined and the frosting is thick and creamy.

  3. Frost the thoroughly cooled cake.

For the topping

  1. In a small bowl, combine the carrots, walnuts, and honey together.

  2. Sprinkle the carrot and nut mixture all over the frosted cake and sprinkle with cinnamon also (this is optional).

Recipe Notes

Whenever possible, use organic ingredients.