You can eat your cake too!

I recently baked my first ever, not from the box, cake. and it just happened to be a gluten free dairy free all organic ingredients..... CARROT CAKE yum! even the frosting was dairy free!

Gluten-Free Carrot Cake with DAIRY FREE  Frosting

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:

• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 1/2 cup unsweetened organic shredded coconut
• 1 1/2 cups almond meal
• 1/2 cup maple sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup agave syrup
• 4 eggs
• 6 Tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 8oz vegan cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-2 Tablespoons almond milk

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix together the carrots, raisins, almonds, coconut, almond meal, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
3. Mix in the agave syrup, eggs, and coconut oil until the batter is even.
4. Pour the batter into a 9-inch cake pan and spread out evenly.
5. Bake for 40 minutes until the cake rises and the center has cooked through.
6. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before frosting.
7. To make the frosting, sift the powdered sugar into a bowl with the "cream cheese"
8. Add in the extract and almond milk and beat until completely mixed.
9. Spread on to and around the sides of the cake.
10. Garnish with toasted coconut and chopped up walnuts