naturSource | Carrot Cake with Maple Buttercream Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup grated carrots
• ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup vegetable oil or melted unsalted butter
• 2 large eggs
• ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• pinch of salt
• ½ tsp of pumpkin pie spice
• ½ tsp of gingerbread spice
• ¾ cup naturSource Crunchy Coconut Mix
• Cinnamon sticks for decoration