Cast Iron Carrot Spice Cake
Oh this cake. Such a special recipe. Moist, sweet, oh this cake. I used my friend Monica’s recipe from The Movement Menu for her Vegan Caramel Sauce https://themovementmenu.com/recipes/best-easy-vegan-caramel-sauce/ which was just too perfect to try and recreate! The only recipe I know is for a traditional caramel sauce which has a ton of sugar. I feel this cake already has enough! I really enjoy baking in cast iron because it gives your baked goods a je ne said quo flavor that just does not occur in regular pans and it looks beautiful! Why wouldn’t you bake in cast iron?
Cast Iron Spice Carrot Cake
This cake is one of our family favorites. Your house will smell like magic. I hope that your family loves it as much as mine does
Ingredients
- 2 cups Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 stick unsalted butter softened at room temperature
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup milk cows, almond, cashew or macadamia
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 4 carrots finely grated
Instructions
- Make Monica’s Vegan Caramel Sauce
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Set aside.
- In a small bowl combine the milk and vinegar, set aside.
- In stand mixer with paddle attachment beat the butter, coconut oil, brown sugar, sugar and vanilla on high for at least 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one by one and mix an additional minute.
- Add the dry mixture and milk mixture to the mixer bowl and combine until just mixed. Stopping the mixer at least once to scrape the bowl and mix again.
- Pour into a greased 10 or 12 inch cast iron pan.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the center is fluffy and firm to the touch.
- As soon as you take the cake out of the oven pour ½ cup of the caramel sauce. You can even poke a few holes with a fork before you pour the sauce over the cake to soak it.