Preparation

20 Minuten

Making

70 Minuten

Difficulty

slightly

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Dough

Makes one springform pan (about 12 pieces)

  • 125 g butter
  • 100 g cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 225 g peeled, grated carrots
  • 150 g gluten-free flour
  • 100 g ground almonds
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • a little grated nutmeg
  • 2 tsp baking powder

Frosting

  • 200 g cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon of zest from an organic lemon
  • 75 g powdered sugar

Making

  1. 01
    Line a springform pan (20–24 cm) with parchment paper or grease it. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C convection).
  2. 02
    Finely grate the carrots using a grater.
  3. 03
    Next, in a mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and continue mixing. Combine the flour with baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then add this mixture along with the ground almonds. Finally, fold in the grated carrots until the mixture is smooth and uniform.
  4. 04
    Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake in a preheated oven for 40–50 minutes (test with a toothpick). Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan on a wire rack, then carefully remove from the pan—the cake is very moist!
  5. 05
    Frosting: Mix the cream cheese with powdered sugar and lemon zest, then spread it on the cake before serving. Decorate with pistachios and marzipan carrots, if desired.

❤️ Tip

When baking gluten-free, it's important that the ingredients are at room temperature to achieve the best results. You can also add a few grated carrots or walnuts as a topping.

Did you know?

Carrot cake has a long tradition: People were already baking with carrots as far back as the Middle Ages, when sugar was expensive. The carrots make the cake especially moist.

Our Tip

Don't spread the cream cheese frosting on the cake until it has cooled completely; otherwise, it will be too soft and will run off.