Toaster Oven Recipe For Whole Grain Carrot Cake Sweetened with Honey

This Honey Sweetened Whole Grain Carrot Cake is great by itself served for breakfast, or topped with Honey Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting for dessert. This isn't your ordinary carrot cake loaded with tons of white sugar. This version truly highlights the lovely natural flavor of the carrot and its inherent sweetness. The toaster oven is perfect for baking up this heaalthy delight; you won't waste energy by unecessarily using a full-sized oven.
Ingredients For Honey Sweetened Carrot Cake
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
1/4 cup of honey
2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed orange juice (valencia oranges work well for this)
2 large chickeneggs
1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract
3 ounces of whole grain wheat flour, by weight
3 ounces of whole grain oat flour, by weight
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of aluminum free baking powder (the aluminum does affect the taste of the final product)
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
2 teaspoons of gorund cinnamon
1 tonka bean, ground (this spice can be hard to find- skip it if you don't have one)
1 1/2 cups of shredded carrots (use your food processor shredding disc)
1/4 cup of chopped walnuts
Directions
Heat your toaster oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 x 8 baking dish and set aside.
You want your coconut oil to be in a liquid form for this recipe. That happens at about 76 degrees F. If your oil is not warm enough to be liquid, heat it until it is. Do not let it get too hot, as it will prematurely cook the eggs in the next step.
Put the coconut oil, honey, freshly squeezed orange juice, chicken eggs and pure vanilla extract into the work bowl of your favorite food processor fitted with a multipurpose blade. Process for two minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the whole grain wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, baking soda, aluminum-free baking powder, sea salt, ground cinnamon and ground tonka bean in a large mixing bowl. Whisk to combine well. Add the shredded carrots and walnuts. Stir well.
Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir until just barely combined. Too much stirring will result in a tough carrot cake, and no one wants that. Transfer the batter to the greased baking dish. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 to 45 minutes.
Ingredients for Honey Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting
8 ounces of cream cheese, at room temperature (I like to use cultured cream cheese since it has more flavor)
1/4 cup of coconut oil, at room temperature
2 tablespoons of honey
Directions
Beat all three ingredients together until well creamed. You can do this with a stand mixer, hand mixer or with a wooden spoon. I wouldn't recommend the last one unless you are using it as part of your exercise program!