Carrot Cake with Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting - Delicious Living

Ingredients

• Cake
• 1 cup quinoa flour
• 1 cup Alison's GF Baking Mix (see related articles below)
• 2 teaspoons guar gum or xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups unrefined sugar
• 1 cup canola oil (plus more for brushing pans)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
• 2 cups grated carrots (about 2 large carrots)
• 1 16-ounce can crushed pineapple (undrained)
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• Frosting
• 3 8-ounce packages Neufchâtel (low-fat) cream cheese (room temperature)
• 4 1/2 tablespoons agave nectar
• 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
• Zest of 1 medium lemon or orange
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon or orange juice
• 1/3 cup toasted or candied walnut halves
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• Dash ground cinnamon