Heritage Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 cup brown sugar, not packed

• 1 ¼ cups olive oil, or coconut oil (for incredible flavor!)

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 4 large eggs, room temperature

• 2 cups Sunrise Flour Mill Whole Wheat Pastry Flour, sifted

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• 2 tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp fine sea salt

• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 3 cups grated peeled carrots, about 3 large or 5-6 medium

• 1/2 cup raisins (yellow raisins work well)

Optional

• ½ cup pineapple, well-drained

• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

• ½ cup unsweetened coconut

• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Frosting

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 2 - 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar (organic for the best flavor)

• 1/3 cup of half and half or whole milk. If it’s too thick, add more 1 Tbsp at a time.