It's our birthday (last week)!!! The Primal Desire has been the light of our eyes for one whole year. Raj figured we needed a birthday cake. I didn't agree: what one year old really NEEDS cake? And well, I haven't been super motivated to bake lately. I whined and sniveled and put it off, but finally, I pulled it together. We wanted something a little on the healthy side, and spring always makes me feel like carrot cake. We had to put our own spin on it, and here we are to celebrate one year of paleo recipes, paleo curry carrot cake!
Paleo Curry Carrot Cake
- Total Time: 50 minutes
Description
Carrot cake with a Primal Desire twist. A little South Asian flair, and another sweet and spicy combo!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups grated carrot
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup chopped dates
- 1/8 cup maple syrup
- 1 banana mashed
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup melted butter (or ghee)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 3/4 tsp soda
Maple Glaze
- 1/4 cup butter (or ghee)
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tbsp coconut milk
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Combine all dry ingredients and spices set aside.
- Melt butter (or ghee).
- Add mashed banana, grated carrot, dates, raisins, maple syrup, vanilla, and eggs. Mix well.
- Add in dry ingredients until mixed.
- The batter will be quite thick, pour into a parchment paper lined 5-inch cake pan.
- Bake for 50 min at 350 F, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Maple Glaze
- In a small saucepan, melt butter (or ghee) add maple syrup, coconut milk, and a pinch of salt, bring to a boil.
- Turn down, and simmer until mixture starts to thicken up slightly (15 min or so) stirring constantly.
- Let cool slightly before drizzling over the cake.
- Cook Time: 50 min
- Category: Dessert
okay, now that I see it I do want you to save me a piece Raj…Mmmmm!!! I like the curry spin on it too (of course, haha)
Hahah! Pam it took a few tries to get this spice ratio right, so everyone here was offered carrot cake 18 times!
I know this cake is to celebrate Lil Primal Desire, but you are posting the recipe on Raj’s Dad’s birthday! I might just have to try it. Hmmm!
Any reason for cake! Happy Birthday to Raj’s Dad!
Did you make it?
Happy Blogoversary!
Thank you Teresa!!
I am desperate to find a good substitute for sugar or in this case maple syrup that tastes decent. I’ve tried Stevia in things and nothing raises (breads or cakes) and I hate the after-taste it leaves in your mouth.Any suggestions? I will try this cake but not sure what to substitute for the maple syrup. Thanks
Well… there is the issue, The maple syrup helps add to the texture of the cake and the sweet and spicy of the curry. You could try omitting it, but if you are eating low carb or trying to cut out sugar it takes a bit to retrain your taste buds and I would skip the cake entirely. It’s why when doing a whole 30 you don’t make copycat recipes for pancakes or the like, to try to break those habits and cravings. I know that isn’t helpful, but I don’t have another option for you, there are plenty of low carb chemical sweeteners out there, but I personally rarely to never use them.