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A simple homemade classic low carb Carrot Cake that’s unbelievably moist, perfectly spiced, with an ultra-creamy cream cheese frosting!
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Low Carb Carrot Cake
Ahh the beloved carrot cake with it’s partner-in-crime, cream cheese frosting! There is nothing better than being able to successfully hide your veggies in desserts, which was definitely what we did when we made this delicious carrot cake!
It is one of our favorite low carb cakes that we’ve ever made simply because it reminds us of regular carrot cake! Make this cake with its delicious cream cheese frosting and you’ll see why.
If your on a keto diet, you can definitely enjoy a slice of this delicious keto carrot cake! We must remember that Keto is a metabolic state, not an ingredient. If you can fit a particular food into your daily carb count and remain in ketosis, then it is okay for your keto diet. This recipe does include carrots (of course) and if it fits in your macros, enjoy a slice or two and don’t feel guilty about it!
How To Make Low Carb Carrot Cake Extra Moist
There aren’t many things more disappointing than a dry, chalky tasting cake. So much potential, wasted… sorry, I’m wiping tears off my keyboard.
The secret to making any cake extra moist is almost always the use of oil. The same is true when it comes to this delicious carrot cake!
But, since vegetable oil and other hydrogenated oils are no bueno, we used olive oil to make this cake nice and moist! It may sound strange, but olive oil works really well, and it does not affect the taste of this cake at all other than making it very moist and yummy!
If you want a nice and moist carrot cake, be sure to use some olive oil!
Low Carb Carrot Cake Add-ins
It goes without saying, but the key ingredient to this yummy carrot cake is… well, plenty of carrots. Fresh carrots give this low carb carrot cake a wonderful flavor. Fresh vegetables are always best, and that is doubly true when it comes to making a delicious carrot cake.
My least favorite vegetable is carrots but there’s something about it being in a cake that instantly makes it my favorite! I guess cake just has a way of doing that…
There is also another important ingredient, and that is your choice of walnuts or pecans. We chose chopped pecans to go inside this cake and on top of the frosting to garnish and it did not disappoint!
Using nuts is also a great and tasty way to pack even more nutrients into this already healthy cake! Pecans or walnuts are our favorite, but there is really no wrong choice here. Your favorite nut will probably taste great!
How To Make Low Carb Carrot Cake:
- Whisk together the eggs, olive oil, and vanilla.
- All all dry ingredients and blend.
- Add in the shredded carrots, pecans, and melted butter. Transfer to two baking pans and bake fore 30-35 minutes.
- Make the frosting while the cake is baking. For best result, combine all frosting ingredients into a blender or food processor. This ensures your frosting comes out velvety and creamy!
Low Carb Carrot Cake Frosting
Carrot cake isn’t complete without it’s beloved cream cheese frosting aka the literal icing on the cake!
The frosting for this cake is perfect! It has a smooth, sweet, and velvety texture. We used Lakanto powdered sweetener in the frosting and we know that’s why this frosting is so delicious!
Lakanto’s powdered sweetener is zero glycemic, natural, and carb free, which makes it the perfect sweetener! There is no nasty aftertaste, and of all the keto sweeteners, it truly tastes the best.
Best Sweetener for Low Carb Carrot Cake
As usual, we used Lakanto’s Monkfruit to sweeten this delicious low carb carrot cake. We use Monkfruit in all of our sweet recipes because it is simply the best keto friendly sweetener on the market. Lakanto is zero glycemic, natural, has no cooling aftertaste, has a 1:1 ratio to sugar making conversions easy, and most importantly, it tastes great!
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Nutrition (per slice) About 12 sized slices
Calories: 445.4 | Fat: 44.33g | Carbs: 7.5g | Fiber: 3.3g | Protein: 8.1g | Net Carbs: 4.2g
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A simple homemade classic low carb Carrot Cake that's unbelievably moist, perfectly spiced, with an ultra-creamy cream cheese frosting! Carrot Cake: Cream Cheese Frosting:
Low Carb Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
Carrot Cake
Cream Cheese Frosting
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield: About 12 slices
Serving Size: 1 Slice
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 445.4 Total Fat: 44.33g Carbohydrates: Net Carbs: 4.2g Fiber: 3.3g Protein: 8.1g
Jml
Monday 11th of January 2021
OMG I read 2 CUPS coconut flour. It seemed like a lot. My humble apologies
Kasey
Tuesday 12th of January 2021
Glad you figured it out! No big deal.
Liz
Monday 28th of December 2020
Thank you for not including raisins in this recipe. We’ll be trying it soon!
Kasey
Tuesday 29th of December 2020
We hope you enjoy it!
Liezl
Thursday 10th of December 2020
Plan to make this recipe this christmas hope I succeed, I really love carrot cake😍
Kasey
Sunday 13th of December 2020
You definitely should! Carrot Cake is a great holiday dessert, even at Christmas!
Lauren
Wednesday 9th of December 2020
I'm stunned at how fabulous this cake tastes! For the first time I used monk fruit, amazing. Probably won't be going back to stevia. Thanks for the recipe...now cruising your website to try more cakes. #ketobakingmakesmehappy :)
Kasey
Sunday 13th of December 2020
Keto baking makes us happy, too! Thanks for giving it a try... Enjoy!
Jenny
Friday 4th of December 2020
Hi Looks super. Am going to make it today and was wondering if i could almond meal instead of almond flour, which isn't that easy to come by at the moment. Thanks a lot
Kasey
Sunday 6th of December 2020
From what I can tell by doing a small amount of research it should be okay. Let us know how it goes!