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Kid-Friendly Recipes: Organic Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

carrotsFor my daughter’s first birthday (and first taste of sweetness), we decided a carrot cake would be the healthiest choice. This weekend for an impromptu Memorial Day potluck, we revisited our carrot cake recipe, and this time my daughter got to help make it! Our organic carrot cake was the hit of the party, and it is a great way to use up those funky looking carrots from the garden.

Organic Carrot Cake

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Use butter or oil to grease and flour the bottom of a 13″ x 9″ x 2″ glass pan. Beat with an electric mixer for one minute:

  • 1 1/2 cups organic sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs (or egg replacer)

Add and beat for another minute:

  • 2 cups organic flour (can use a mixture of whole wheat and unbleached white)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Add:

  • 3 cups organic shredded carrots (about 5 carrots)
  • 1 cup chopped organic walnuts

Bake for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick/knife comes out clean from the center. Allow to cool completely before applying cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Combine all ingredients and mix well with an electric mixer:

  • 1 1/2 cups organic softened cream cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 6 Tablespoons maple syrup

It’s easy to make this recipe vegan by using egg replacer and forgoing the cream cheese frosting. Flax seeds also make a nice addition to the batter. It is delicious no matter how you slice it (or make it)!

Image: John-Morgan on Flickr under a Creative Commons license

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Comments

  1. Ryan says

    May 30, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    No need for vegans to avoid the frosting!

    Just use Tofutti’s Cream Cheese (make sure to get the non-hydrogenated stuff in the yellow container). With that, along with egg replacer as you suggest, your little ones can enjoy a cholesterol-free and much lower in saturated fat treat!

    Reply
  2. Jennifer Lance says

    May 31, 2008 at 8:01 am

    Thanks for the vegan tip Ryan! I wondered about that when writing the recipe if it would work. I’ve only tried the tofutti cream cheese once.

    Reply
  3. blogversary says

    June 1, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    That sounds delicious. Thanks for the recipe. I am big flax seed person too. I add it to almost all my baked goods.

    Reply
  4. Kristen says

    July 17, 2008 at 7:01 am

    This recipe looks great! I, too, am searching for a recipe like this one for my twins 1st birthday.:)
    Question though…can the sugar be replaced with unsweetened applesauce? I’d really like to try avoiding sugar altogether.
    Thanks!

    Reply
  5. Jennifer Lance says

    July 17, 2008 at 7:03 am

    I’ve never tried that replacement Kristen, but it might work. You may need to lessen some liquid to compensate for the substitution.

    Reply
  6. Heather says

    March 30, 2010 at 3:51 pm

    Love this recipe!! The only sugar free (or free of nasty white sugar), Cream Cheese frosting recipe I could find on the web!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!

    Reply
  7. Brandi says

    June 29, 2010 at 8:06 am

    Has anyone tried the replacement with the applesauce instead of the oil?? I am looking to do this recipe for my Son’s first Birthday I hope it turns out great!! Thanks for Sharing…..

    Reply
  8. E says

    November 4, 2010 at 8:53 pm

    Thanks for sharing the recipe it’s the best.

    I’m not the one who usually follows the recipes but this one is a good one and worth following.

    Reply
  9. Sarah says

    February 2, 2011 at 8:30 am

    Has anyone made this as cupcakes? If so, would you adjust the baking time at all?

    Reply
  10. Luke says

    February 18, 2012 at 7:52 am

    I have an old friend that used unsweetened apple sauce in her recipes to replace some other sweeteners. I know that using the extra liquid had her reduce the quantity of some other liquids in the recipe, but I don’t know the details…

    Reply
  11. Crystal says

    April 8, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    I just made these into cupcakes last night, they were AMAZING! I adjusted some stuff to help with the difference of the cakes. I used flax as the egg substitute, and I used 1/2c of oil, and 3/4c of applesauce, the extra helped keep it moist since it goes in smaller portions, and a little less sugar because of the applesauce. I also downed the time quite a bit, it took about 20 minutes at 350 to be done. And they are amazing!!! We loved them! made little “nests” on top with the cream cheese frosting, coconut, and candies. I’m trying to keep myself from eating them all!
    Thank you so much for this recipe!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Lance says

      April 9, 2012 at 8:47 am

      That sounds really yummy!

      Reply
  12. Fran says

    August 26, 2012 at 4:05 am

    How could I make this gluten free?

    Reply
    • Jennifer Lance says

      August 26, 2012 at 8:28 am

      You could try substituting quinoa flour for the flour.

      Reply
  13. elvira pauda says

    August 12, 2015 at 1:45 pm

    how many cupcakes yield from this recipe?

    Reply
    • Jennifer Lance says

      August 23, 2015 at 7:45 am

      I’ve never made cupcakes from the recipe, so I do not know.

      Reply

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