Gluten-Free Carrot Cake

Name: Gluten-Free Carrot Cake
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 Portionen
Ingredients: carrots; eggs; ground almonds; baking powder; margarine; apple cider vinegar; liquid sweetener; almond milk; cinnamon; nutmeg; salt; cream cheese; low-fat quark; powdered erythritol; walnuts

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Moist gluten-free carrot cake made with ground almonds instead of wheat flour, topped with a creamy cream cheese frosting. A simple, flourless bake.

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A moist carrot cake with no wheat flour at all: grated carrots and ground almonds keep the crumb wonderfully damp and naturally gluten-free. It's finished with a creamy topping that you can also make with cottage cheese. If you know it as Swiss Ruebli cake, it's the same lovely bake.

Total80 min

Servings8

Gluten-Free Carrot Cake, ready to serve — Moist gluten-free carrot cake made with ground almonds instead of wheat flour, topped with a creamy cream cheese frosting. A simple, flourless bake.

Ingredients

Servings

carrots, finely grated
eggs
ground almonds, or ground hazelnuts
baking powder
margarine, or almond butter
apple cider vinegar
liquid sweetener, equivalent to 150 g sugar
almond milk, a splash
cinnamon
nutmeg
salt
cream cheese
low-fat quark, or thick Greek yogurt
powdered erythritol, or icing sugar or agave syrup
walnuts

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 190C (fan 170C).
Finely grate the carrots and separate the eggs.
Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff.
Beat the egg yolks with the sweetener until pale and fluffy, then stir in the ground almonds, baking powder and almond milk, one after another.
Knead in the soft margarine or almond butter and the finely grated carrots.
Finally, gently fold in the beaten egg whites.
Bake in a well-greased round springform or silicone cake tin for about 60 minutes.
Meanwhile, blend the cream cheese, low-fat quark and powdered erythritol or agave syrup until smooth and creamy.
Let the carrot cake cool in the tin for about 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Spread the cream cheese frosting over the cake and decorate with walnuts.

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Frequently asked questions

What replaces the flour in this gluten-free carrot cake?

Ground almonds give the batter structure and keep it moist. That means no wheat flour is needed and the cake stays gluten-free.

Can I make the frosting with cottage cheese?

Yes. Blend cottage cheese until smooth, then mix it with a little cream cheese and your choice of sweetener. Let the cake cool completely before frosting.

Is Ruebli cake the same as carrot cake?

Yes. "Ruebli" is the Swiss German word for carrot, so Ruebli cake is simply the classic Swiss-style carrot cake.