Author Topic: Carrot Cake (no gluten, dairy, soy, corn) (Read 18258 times)

Caryn · « **Reply #15 on:** May 23, 2008, 01:45:45 PM »

Hey,
Made it again for another birthday party. All the non-gluten free eaters helped polish it off in no time.

Just wanted to update that I made it with the 365 brand mix I recently discovered at Whole Foods (made with guar gum instead of xanthan gum.)
Turned out just as great as with my homemade flour mixes. I also made it with honey and brown sugar rather than white sugar. I just used 1/4 cup less in the mix. Cake was much moister with the honey. I actually liked it better.... Either way it is good though.
Just an FYI for anyone looking for a quick shortcut.
I'm thinking this is going to be 'THE' cake for birthdays and holidays as it is starting to get regular requests. LOL. Hubby especially likes it.

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ives6797 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 25, 2008, 10:37:10 AM »

I want to be sure I know what you mean.... so use the same amount of brown sugar, and use honey in place of cane juice/sugar at 1/2c instead of 3/4c...?

Caryn · « **Reply #17 on:** May 26, 2008, 01:11:16 PM »

Dawn,
I looked up substitutions of honey for granulated sugar and the ratio is 3/4 cup honey per 1 cup sugar. The tip is to reduce by 1/4 cup whenever you add honey where the recipe calls for sugar. So in this case I kept the brown sugar amount intact and added 1/4 less honey than the recipe called for in 'sugar'.
The 365 mix was just as good as my own blend, in my opinion and beats having to go through all the extra steps.
Caryn

mtn.mama · « **Reply #18 on:** July 20, 2008, 08:36:10 PM »

Cake is in the oven... I used egg replacer and applesauce and bananas and honey. I have cane juice milling right now for the dairy frosting. How exciting! We're leaving to go fishing/camping for a five day trip during which my nephew turns 12 and my daughter turns 1... so the cake is going on an adventure! I'll let you know how everyone liked it when we get back...

mtn.mama · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2008, 01:27:13 AM »

Wow! My family LOVED this recipe... my husband keeps telling me its the best carrot cake he's ever had- that its even better than "normal" carrot cake, meaning wheat... to which I respond "honey, this is our new normal". I went a step beyond the carrot flowers and cut a bunch of carrot fish! The kids couldn't believe it was "good for you"... Thanks for the awesome recipe!

Caryn · « **Reply #20 on:** July 26, 2008, 05:38:39 AM »

Thanks!
I'm really glad your family enjoyed it. I have tried other cake varieties since then but so far this one is tops on my family's list, too.

mtn.mama · « **Reply #21 on:** July 22, 2009, 02:32:35 PM »

I can't believe another year has floated by. We've enjoyed your carrot cake time and time again. Recently we have switched to grain and dairy free, though we have eggs now... so I'm putting together a cake today with some major subs. We'll be taking it on our annual 5 day fishing trip to celebrate our daughter's 2nd birthday. Wish me luck... I'll be back to share the recipe if it turns out.

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