Allergy-friendly and 100% delicious, this gluten, egg, and dairy-free Personal Pan Carrot Cake is an easy treat to whip up when you need something sweet, but don’t want to overdo the sugar.

Personal Pan Carrot Cake #carrotcake #glutenfree #eggfree #dairyfree #vegetarian #realfood #cake #dessertWhat to eat?

Mornings can be hard for me. Breakfast is my favorite meal, but it’s usually one that I have to make separately from my family.
 
I know. Poor me.
 
On mornings like this I usually opt for a smoothie. They’re a quick and healthy standby. But then there are those mornings when I’m craving actually chewing my breakfast, and that’s when I opt for cake. 😉
 

Allergy-friendly and 100% delicious, this Personal Pan Carrot Cake with Honey-Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy treat to whip up when you need something sweet, but don't want to overdo the sugar. RaiasRecipes.comCake for Breakfast.

This little pan of deliciousness might sound like a fancy, sugar-loaded dessert, but it’s really not. I strive to make all my sweets healthy enough that I can eat them any time of day (and consume as much as I want) without feeling guilty or getting sick from too much sugar.
 
So don’t let the name fool you. There’s no refined sugar to be found in this cake. It’s sweetened by a little honey, applesauce, and of course, carrots.
 
It’s also dairy-free, if you exclude the frosting. I’m sure there are vegan/dairy-free cream cheeses out there, I just haven’t bothered looking, ’cause cream cheese is worth it. 😀
 

Allergy-friendly and 100% delicious, this Personal Pan Carrot Cake with Honey-Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy treat to whip up when you need something sweet, but don't want to overdo the sugar. RaiasRecipes.com

Personal Pan Carrot Cake.

I call this “personal pan” because I pretty much eat the whole thing myself… But I suppose you could feed 4 people with it if you had to. Yeah, I probably should’ve figured this out as a mug cake instead, but what would really be the point when I would have to make four of them? 😉
 
Allergy-friendly and 100% delicious, this Personal Pan Carrot Cake with Honey-Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy treat to whip up when you need something sweet, but don't want to overdo the sugar. RaiasRecipes.com

 

Breakfast for one.

If you’re like me and need more healthy one-person breakfast options, here are a few of my favorites…

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Personal Pan Carrot Cake

Free from gluten, eggs, dairy, and refined sugar.

Ingredients

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 8×8 inch baking dish or line it with parchment paper.

In small bowl combine flax meal and hot water. Let stand for about 5 minutes, or until gelled.

Add honey, applesauce and vanilla.

In separate large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.

Add in applesauce mixture and stir just until blended.

Fold in carrots.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for approximately about 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Let cool completely before frosting.

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Honey-Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting

Free from gluten, grain, eggs, and refined sugar.

Note

This frosting does contain dairy. If you want a dairy-free frosting, please see my Honey-Sweetened Coconut Whipped Cream Frosting.

INGREDIENTS

  • 6 oz. cream cheese
  • 1/4 c. honey
  • 1/2 t. vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

Place all ingredients in a pint-sized mason jar and blend with a fork or hand mixer until smooth.

Store unused frosting covered in the fridge.

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Allergy-friendly and 100% delicious, this Personal Pan Carrot Cake with Honey-Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy treat to whip up when you need something sweet, but don't want to overdo the sugar. RaiasRecipes.com