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oat flour carrot cake loaf with cinnamon cream cheese frosting on a cutting board with three slices cut.
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5 from 3 votes

Oat Flour Carrot Cake Loaf

This oat flour carrot cake loaf is super flavorful, loaded with carrots, coconut and pecans and topped with a generous helping of cinnamon cream cheese frosting. 
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Carrot Cake Loaf, Carrot Cake Loaf with Cream Cheese Frosting, Gluten Free Carrot Cake Loaf, Healthy Carrot Cake Loaf
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups gluten free oat flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 9 inch loaf pan. 
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs for one minute so they are frothy. Add the maple syrup, applesauce, yogurt and vanilla to the whisked eggs and mix to combine. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the oat flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Whisk ingredients so the spices are incorporated into the flour.
  • Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients along with shredded carrots and additional mix-ins. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
  • Bake at 350°F for 42-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out with just a few crumbs. Allow carrot cake loaf to cool in pan for 10 minutes, then carefully remove loaf from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
  • In a small mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Mix well with a rubber spatula.
  • Once the oat flour carrot cake loaf has cooled completely, frost the top of the loaf with all of the cream cheese frosting.