Gluten Free Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

The big surprise is that this carrot cake is made from a packaged gluten free baking mix plus a few other ingredients and it tastes just like a made from scratch bakery cake. You will be really proud to serve this to all your guests. It makes an excellent  dessert for a birthday celebration or any special occasion and you will not be able to resist second helpings!

 Two layers for extra richness

Recipe:

1 package gluten free vanilla cake mix

1 egg

1 cup finely shredded carrots

1 cup milk

1/3 cup oil

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

In a large bowl mix all the ingredients together on low for 1 minute then on high for 3 minutes. Pour into a greased 9" round cake pan and Bake @350 degrees for 28 minutes.  Cool and frost.

For muffins make 12 and cook for 18-20 minutes

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 package gluten free vanilla frosting mix

1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)

Make the frosting as directed on the package using the cream cheese variation. Add nuts and frost the cake.  One package of frosting makes enough for two layers (you will need to double the recipe above) or 12 muffins generously.

To buy the gluten free vanilla cake mix and frosting mix visit:www.glutenfreebakingmixes.com