9×13 Life: The Amazing Pesach Carrot Cake That You Have to Try

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And this one doesn’t have any potato starch, so you feel good after enjoying it too!

There’s plenty of decent Pesach cake recipes. But, honestly, I don’t feel so good after having so much potato starch. One year, before Pesach, I really wanted to work on some feel-good cakes…something that was almond-flour based and had some more nutritional value.

This one could work as a dessert, but also works as a breakfast or a muffin. Even though almond flour has more calories than regular flour, unlike other desserts, this cake will keep you satiated and full (that’s why I think it works great for breakfast too!). 

It’s yummy and moist and we’ve been enjoying it even before we’ve had to get rid of the chametz.  Like all our 9x13s, just throw the ingredients into your pan and mix!

This one gets a crumble on top, so there’s one extra step.

Enjoy!


Combine all ingredients in prepared baking pan.


Prepare the topping. Knead together all ingredients to form crumbs. Sprinkle on top of batter.


Coconut oil is a welcome addition to my Pesach pantry…and I think it helps bring a much higher quality to baked goods as well (more moistness than oil and incomparable to Pesach margarine! And, of course, there’s the health factor too). It would probably work fine with oil subbed in. 

5.0 from 3 reviews
Perfect Pesach Carrot Cake
 
Serves: 1 cake
Ingredients
  • ½ cup coconut oil, melted
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons milk or non-dairy milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups almond flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • Pinch salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ½ cups shredded carrots (from about 3 big carrots)
Crumb Topping:
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ cup coconut oil
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
  2. Combine all ingredients in prepared baking pan.
  3. Prepare the topping. In a bowl, knead together all ingredients to form crumbs. Sprinkle on top of batter. Bake for about 45 minutes, until the middle is firm (muffins will need less time).

Victoria Dwek

Victoria is the best-selling author of nine kosher cookbooks and a popular columnist for Ami Magazine. She always has the words for bringing everything that’s in our hearts onto the page. 

26 responses to “9×13 Life: The Amazing Pesach Carrot Cake That You Have to Try”

  1. Leah Avatar
    Leah

    Yum, this looks delicious! Can’t wait to try it! Thanks!!

  2. Chaya Friedman Avatar
    Chaya Friedman

    Hi, I dont use baking powder or baking soda on Pesach. Do you think I could try this recipe and omit those two ingredients?

    1. Victoria Dwek Avatar
      Victoria Dwek

      It’s not that type of cake. This is one that needs ingredients. You can try, though, but it will likely be very dense.

  3. Estee Stern Avatar
    Estee Stern

    Do you think this would work as carrot muffins?

    1. Victoria Dwek Avatar
      Victoria Dwek

      Yes, sure. I’m going to try them as muffins this year too.

  4. Ruchy Avatar
    Ruchy

    Hi I can’t use coconut we’re allergic what can I sub it with

    1. Victoria Dwek Avatar
      Victoria Dwek

      I can’t tell you because I never tried it without coconut.

  5. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    What can I substitute for coconut oil? And how much?

    1. Victoria Dwek Avatar
      Victoria Dwek

      You can use regular oil

      1. Sara Avatar

        How much regular oil?

  6. RL Avatar
    RL

    I made muffins and used regular oil and they came out YUM!
    Thank you for this recipe!

    1. Chani Reiss Avatar
      Chani Reiss

      Did you use the sander amount of Terhune oil?

      1. Victoria Dwek Avatar
        Victoria Dwek

        Same amount of oil as coconut oil.

  7. Lakewood Avatar
    Lakewood

    How many muffins would you say 1 recipe makes?

    1. Leah Schapira Avatar
      Leah Schapira

      Around 12

  8. Cherin Salem Avatar
    Cherin Salem

    can you make this ahead of time and freeze?

  9. Hindy Avatar
    Hindy

    What can I use instead of milk?

  10. Chaikie Stern Avatar
    Chaikie Stern

    Thank you for this recipe! Does it need to be refrigerated?

  11. MK Avatar
    MK

    This recipe was a big hit! Def going to add it to my pesach rotation! Thanks

  12. sb Avatar
    sb

    Can i make it using baby food carrots?

  13. Chana Avatar
    Chana

    Do you actually shred a fresh coconut?

  14. CE Avatar
    CE

    Has anyone tried this recipe without baking powder or baking soda? We don’t use those ingredients on Pesach… Please post if you have and results?

  15. Faige Neger Avatar
    Faige Neger

    Hi ! Made this recipe for the first time but I’d love to substitute a (cream cheese like) parve frosting instead of crumbs. Any ideas?

    1. Rachelli Avatar
      Rachelli

      There are some cool vegan cream cheese frosting recipes made of soaked cashews which you blend with a bit of nut/non dairy milk, a bit of lemon juice (to imitate the sour cream cheese flavor) and sugar.

  16. Shevi Avatar
    Shevi

    Thanks. Sounds yum. Love that it’s more wholesome with carrots and almond flour. Any sugar substitute ideas or cutting down on sugar!

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