Family-Favorite Gluten-Free Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cup canola oil
• 0.5 cup applesauce
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups gluten-free all-purpose baking flour (such as Cup4Cup™)
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pound carrots, peeled and shredded

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
2. Mix sugar, oil, applesauce, and eggs together in a large bowl until well blended. Stir in flour, cinnamon, baking soda, vanilla extract, and nutmeg; mix well. Stir in shredded carrots and pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.