gluten-free carrot cake with a kick

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups gluten-free all-purpose baking flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups grated carrots
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons seeded and minced jalapeno pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and cloves together in a bowl.
• beat oil, applesauce, brown sugar, white sugar, and orange juice together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. beat eggs, 1 at a time, into applesauce mixture, beating until each egg is fully incorporated before adding next egg.
• mix flour mixture into applesauce mixture, alternating with carrots, walnuts, and jalapeno pepper, until batter is just blended; pour into prepared baking pan.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes.