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Easter Brunch Cake: Spiced Carrot Cake w/ Walnut Coconut Glaze (Paleo)

Spiced Carrot Cake w/ Walnut Coconut Glaze
Spiced Carrot Cake w/ Walnut Coconut Glaze

Happy Easter everyone!! What better way to celebrate the Seattle sun than with a delicious cake for Easter brunch. A member of the family recently enrolled in cooking school so this was the year for me to take a back seat in the kitchen and a prime seat on the patio with a mimosa and let someone else do the work!

But, a chef can’t QUITE sit still that long so I whipped up a breakfast cake recipe, keeping in mind the diet of our Paleo host and hostess and I have to report that it turned out to be a delightful little post-brunch treat.

I was positive that our new chef would do just fine filling our stomachs with the main course so we needed a festive cake that was just a tad sweet, had a nice moist yet crunchy texture and a flavor that was both rich and light to satisfy the last few remaining bits of space in our brunch-ers stomachs. This cake did the trick! I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, since my recipes are comprised of a little of this and a handful of that but the measurements below are rough estimates.

Notes: If it feels a bit dry, add more applesauce or soy milk. A bit too wet  opt for more coconut or a dash more flour. With the glaze, keep the mindset that less water is better! It’s easier to add more water than have a half batch of glaze leftovers.

I did a bit too much and wound up with a half bowl of glaze! Above all else, pour another mimosa and have a wonderful day!!

 

Spiced Carrot Cake w/ Walnut Coconut Glaze (Paleo)

  • 1/2 c apple sauce
  • 1 c coconut flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 c packed light-brown sugar
  • 1/3 c soy milk
  • 2 c shredded carrots
  • 1/3 c unsweetened coconut

Glaze & Topping:

  • 1/3 c unsweetened coconut
  • water (as much as needed)
  • chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8inch round cake pan with Pam or Misto with Canola oil.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, applesauce and soy milk until smooth.
  4. Gently mix egg mixture into dry ingredients until moistened; mix in carrots. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
  5. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes (if browning too quickly, tent cake with aluminum foil). Cool in pan, 15 minutes. Turn out of pan, remove paper, and cool completely on a rack, right side up.
  6. Transfer to cake pedestal, and sprinkle with crumbled walnuts
  7. Make glaze and drizzle over the top of the cake and walnuts or dust with confectioners’ sugar.

Blueberry Coconut Banana Muffins

You hear it all the time, “Breakfast is a very (or sometimes MOST) important meal” but so is hitting the snooze button! I love simple recipes that fit into my fast paced lifestyle. I found this recipe in the wonderful Martha Stewart’s recipe vaults, and I made a few tweaks for my food allergies.

Made the first batch and I’m proud to say that the taste testers not only survived (phew) but they got raving review’s and a multiple request to be made again! Now that makes a bakers heart happy!

Quick and easy breakfast idea: Make these on a weekend and individually wrap a few and freeze the rest. You can quickly warm one or two up in the microwave and put a almond butter on it for some protein and out the door you go!

Healthy Banana Blueberry Muffins
From: Everyday Food
(Adapted for my allergies)

Ingredients:

  • 1 c. whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 c. all purpose flour
  • 1/4 c. wheat germ
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 c.  substituted butter for apple sauce
  • 1/3 c. sugar (I usually cut out the granulated sugar)
  • 1/3 c. brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 rape bananas, one mashed and one in chunks
  • 1/3 c. substituted milk for soy milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c. blueberries
  • 1/3 cup coconut (my own addition)

Directions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Whisk flours, wheat germ, baking soda, salt together and set aside.
  3. Mix apple sauce and sugars in a medium sized bowl. I usually omit the granulated sugar if a recipe calls for both white and brown.
  4. Add in eggs at one at a time, careful to not over beat with each addition.
  5. In a separate bowl, mash mashed banana and fold in the cut banana pieces, soy milk and vanilla.
  6. Combine the flour mixture and the banana mixture until both are just blended. Be careful to not overwork the batter.
  7. Fold in coconut and blueberries. If you are using frozen blueberries make sure you allow them to thaw and drain the berries out of the juice.
  8. Pour batter into prepared muffin and bake in pre-heated oven. Turn the pan half way through cooking time to ensure even baking. Cook for 25-28 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
  9. Cool on wire rack, then enjoy!

See the original recipe here