Thanksgiving Carrot Cake w/ Brown Butter Honey Ricotta Filling and Walnut & Cranberry Praline Topping

Irish baking recipes often used baking soda instead of yeast as the flours available to them were not high in gluten. This carrot cake recipe from the Bruni Bakery in Dublin worked well with our preferred Cup4Cup Gluten Free Mulitpurpose Flour, and the spices definitely lifted spirits as holiday aromas wafted through the kitchen. Added Bonus: The cake tasted best on Day 3 making it a good choice to bake ahead for a Thanksgiving dessert. 

My Paleo Marin Rating: 3 Persimmons*

For ingredients and directions, see the recipe link here.

Note: While we liked the cake and filling, the top had too many walnuts for our taste. Adjust the cranberry/walnut ratio according to your personal perferebce.

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*My Paleo Marin Rating between 1-5 Persimmons

I try out these recipes so you don't have to (and modify them for Paleo where possible). The rating will reflect my opinion of the final result in terms of taste, ease of preparation, nutrition, and sometimes, cost.