Paleo Bunny Carrot Cake
Paleo Bunny Carrot Cake
Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly
A childhood tradition with a paleo twist
The bunny cake is something I have been baking since I was a little girl. Every year, my grandmother and I would make this cake and even though the recipe has changed, the tradition is still remains. Get your family together and make my sweet little tradition apart of your own!
XX— Lvi
The step by step
Kitchen gadgets:
2 circle round cake pans
dry measuring cups
wet measuring cups
whisk
electric mixer
mixing bowls
Ingredients:
4 pasture raised eggs
1/2 c unsweetened almond milk
1/4 c raw almond butter
1/2 c coconut oil
1 c light brown sugar
1 c coconut sugar
3 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 c almond flour
2 tsp baking sooda
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
3 c fresh grated carrots
1 container kite hill cream vegan cream cheese
2 c powdered sugar
1/2 c pastel m&m’s (optional)
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 and rub circle pans with coconut oil
In large mixing bowl, whisk eggs, almond milk, almond butter, and coconut oil
Add sugar and 2 tsp vanilla extract to wet ingredients and whisk
Set wet ingredients aside and in small mixing bowl, whisk all dry ingredients together
Gently fold dry ingredients to wet ingredients until well mixed but not over mixed
Finely grate 1 1/2 lb bag of carrots or chop in food processor and stir into batter
Evenly pour batter into both circle pans and bake for 25 minutes
While cakes are baking, with an electric mixer, mix vegan cream cheese with vanilla extract
Slowly add powdered sugar and almond milk until creamy frosting forms
When cakes are finished baking, remove them from circle pans and allow them to cool completely
Once cooled, transfer to large baking sheet and place the cakes vertically one in front of the other and with a butter knife, cut the cake down the middle with an angle to form the ears on both the right and left outer sides and the bowtie in the center
With rubber spatula, pour cream cheese icing on the cake and decorate the bunny with pastel m&m’s
