{"id":23,"date":"2026-09-03T17:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:53:33","slug":"no-sugar-no-flour-carrot-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=23","title":{"rendered":"No Sugar No Flour Carrot Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prep time:<\/strong> 15 mins | <strong>Bake time:<\/strong> 35 mins | <strong>Servings:<\/strong> 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;2 cups finely grated carrots<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 cup almond flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1\/2 cup unsweetened applesauce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;3 large eggs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1\/4 cup coconut oil or melted butter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 1\/2 tsp ground cinnamon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 tsp vanilla extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1 tsp baking soda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1\/4 tsp salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1\/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Optional Cream Cheese Frosting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;4 oz cream cheese, softened<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;2 tbsp unsweetened Greek yogurt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1\/2 tsp vanilla extract<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;1\u20132 tbsp liquid monk fruit or stevia (to taste)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. <strong>Prep Equipment:<\/strong> Preheat your oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Line an 8-inch round cake pan with parchment paper and lightly grease the sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. <strong>Mix Wet Ingredients:<\/strong> In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, melted coconut oil (or butter), unsweetened applesauce, and vanilla extract until smooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. <strong>Add Dry Ingredients:<\/strong> Whisk in almond flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt until well incorporated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. <strong>Fold &amp; Pour:<\/strong> Gently fold in grated carrots and chopped walnuts or pecans. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and smooth top evenly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. <strong>Bake:<\/strong> Bake for 30\u201335 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. <strong>Assemble &amp; Serve (Optional):<\/strong> Slice cake horizontally into two layers, spread cream cheese frosting in middle, replace top layer, and sprinkle extra chopped nuts before serving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prep time: 15 mins | Bake time: 35 mins | Servings: 8 Ingredients &nbsp;2 cups finely grated carrots &nbsp;1 cup almond flour &nbsp;1\/2 cup unsweetened applesauce &nbsp;3 large eggs &nbsp;1\/4 cup coconut oil or melted butter &nbsp;1 1\/2 tsp ground cinnamon &nbsp;1 tsp vanilla extract &nbsp;1 tsp baking soda &nbsp;1\/4 tsp salt &nbsp;1\/2 cup chopped &#8230; <a title=\"No Sugar No Flour Carrot Cake\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/?p=23\" aria-label=\"Read more about No Sugar No Flour Carrot Cake\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions\/25"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookbook.el-maarifa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}