Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Gluten-Free Carrot Cake (Dairy-Free)
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
from joyfoodsunshine.com
It ranks #5 of 70 for richness among the carrot cake recipes we compared. 36 cooks on joyfoodsunshine.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 70.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 89% |
| total sugar | 83% | 233% |
| egg | 42% | 67% |
| leavener | 5% | 3% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| liquid | 102% | 0% |
| dairy | 102% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 80% | 107% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 120 g | 1 cup all-purpose gluten-free flour |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 122 g | 1/2 cup dairy free yogurt |
| 122 g | 1/2 cup applesauce |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 50 g | 1 egg |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 96 g | 3/4 cup carrots ((finely grated)) |
Method: 12 steps, published by joyfoodsunshine.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“We made this recipe as our micro wedding cake :) My now sister-in-law is gluten and dairy free so it was PERFECT for the occasion! When done icing the cakes, I covered the sides in chopped walnuts from my brother-in-laws family home. I did add more applesauce ” — a cook, 5.0★
“Delicious! Made this 4-20-25 substituted 1 egg w/ 1 tbsp ground Chia seed w 3 tbsp water let set for 5 min Substituted dairy free yogurt w/ 2 tbsp ground Chia and 1/2 c coconut milk let set about 20 minutes stirring every 5 min.. Added 1/8 tsp ground ” — a cook, 5.0★