Best Gluten Free Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients (26)

• 1 1/4 cups brown rice flour≈ 156 g
• 1/3 cup potato starch≈ 50 g
• 3 tablespoons white rice flour≈ 23 g
• 3 tablespoons tapioca flour≈ 24 g
• 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 3.9 g
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum ((improves texture and binding - omit if allergic to it))≈ 2.5 g
• 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
• 1 cup packed brown sugar≈ 220 g
• 1/2 cup granulated white sugar≈ 100 g
• 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons oil ((avocado, olive, coconut, etc) )≈ 136 g
• 1 teaspoon quality pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 3/4 cup cooked pureed carrots ((boil carrots until soft, then drain, puree and let cool))≈ 83 g
• 3/4 cup crushed pineapple (, drained)≈ 178 g
• 1/4 cup milk ((or dairy free alternative of choice))≈ 61 g
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut (, spread out on baking sheet and toasted at 325F for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned, then cooled)≈ 43 g
• Homemade Marzipan ((super easy and way cheaper than store-bought), half of one batch is enough)n/a
• or store-bought marzipann/a
• Red, yellow and green natural food coloringn/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1/2 cup butter (, softened)≈ 114 g
• 8 ounces cream cheese (, room temperature)227 g
• 4 cups powdered sugar≈ 480 g
• 2 teaspoons quality pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
• or use Dairy-Free Cream Cheese Frosting ((click link))n/a

flour 204 gbatter 1250 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 260 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Carrot41% · 1st percentile · median 107%
• Sugar157% · 81st percentile · median 107%
• Fat67% · 34th percentile · median 78%
• Egg74% · 58th percentile · median 68%
• Spice2.3% · 66th percentile · median 1.9%
• Leavening5.9% · 72nd percentile · median 4.8%
• Salt1.5% · 75th percentile · median 0.6%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

35 to 40 minutes

median 40 minutes