A Memorial Day Carrot Cake Recipe
I find this to be the perfect time of year for carrot cake. It's an ideal dessert for cookouts, picnics, and graduation parties. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS :
- 3 cups almond flour
- 2 teaspoons celtic sea salt
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 5 eggs
- ½ cup agave nectar
- ¼ cup grapeseed oil
- 3 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup walnuts
DIRECTION:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Generously grease 2 9-inch round cake pans.
- Stir almond flour, sea salt, cinnamon, baking soda, and nutmeg together in a large bowl.
- Beat eggs, agave nectar, and grapeseed oil together in a separate large bowl.
- Stir carrots, raisins, and walnuts into the egg mixture.
- Stir carrot mixture into flour mixture to form a batter; pour into prepared cake pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
