bunnies Delight

Bunnies Delight: Gluten free carrot cake

½ cup butter

½ cup shortening

1 ½ cup sugar

2 eggs

1 cup apple sauce

½ teaspoon vanilla

½ cup sweet potato flour

½ cup teff flour

½ cup white rice four

½ cup brown rice four1

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon xanthium gum

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

2 cups finely grated carrots

½ cup finely chopped pecan pieces



1. Heat oven to 350

2. In a small bow mix together all four flours, baking soda, xanthium gum cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside

3. Cream together butter, shortening and sugar

4. Add in eggs one at a time5. Add in applesauce and vanilla and blend until smooth

6. Add in the flour mixture and mix until well combined

7. Fold in the carrots and pecans

8. Divide batter among 2 separate 9 inch cake pans

9. Bake for 20-25 min at 350

10. Make the icing

11. Once the cakes are completely cool ice the top of the first layer

12. Stack the second layer on top and use the remaining icing to ice the cake



Icing

8oz cream cheese

3 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 cups powdered sugar



Blend the cream cheese, milk and vanilla until smooth

Slowly add in the sugar until all blended and smooth