This recipe for Cannabis Carrot Cake, made into easy to portion cupcakes, is reprinted with permission from The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook, one of our favorite cannabis cookbooks. It is by Chef Catjia Redfern.
Alice B. Toklas’s “brownie”—really fudge made with hash and dried fruit—became an icon when she published the recipe in her cookbook in the 1950s.
Pot brownies resurged again in the 1970s after eating one changed Peter Sellers’s life in the 1968 film I Love You, Alice B. Toklas. Sixty-some years later, Catjia Redfern pays homage to Toklas with cannabis carrot cake, another 1970s icon that has yet to be claimed.
Catjia blends a cup and a half of cannabis-infused ghee or clarified butter in this recipe (which she prefers, the recipe is in The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook) in a batter with grated carrots, pecans, and golden raisins and pours it into cupcake tins for a portable snack (like a brownie, but better) that’s great to take to parties (invited and clearly labeled, of course). You could use regular cannabutter or cannabis infused coconut oil instead of ghee.
The frosting has half a cup of cannabis ghee, giving it a green cast and pleasant grassy taste.
You can temper the cupcakes’ potency by smearing on a little or a lot of frosting or leaving cannabis oil out of the frosting altogether.
One cupcake is a solid dose for experienced cannabis eaters and five or more doses according to Colorado’s ten-milligram dosing regulations. Beginners should start with a sliver and go easy on the frosting. Better still, use Cannademy's invaluable dosage calculators to adjust the dosing of this recipe to you personal needs.
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Gluten-Free Cannabis Carrot Cake Option
To make these cupcakes gluten-free, Catjia suggests a blend of glutenless flours or Pamela’s gluten-free baking mixture (omit the baking powder and baking soda if you use Pamela’s). Sometimes she substitutes goat cheese for the cream cheese to fancy up the frosting.
In addition to the ingredients, you will need the following to make this recipe:
Recipe for Cannabis Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup can sugar, organic
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 2 cups cannabis infused ghee, coconut oil or butter
- 4 eggs, large
- 2 1/2 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups carrots, grated, about 1 pound
- 1 cup pecans, lightly toasted and chopped
- 1/2 cup golden raisins or currants
- 16 ounces cream cheese or soft goat cheese
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest, grated
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
Instructions
Prepare Cakes:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease muffin tins.
- Beat cane sugar, coconut sugar, and 11⁄2 cups ghee, butter, or oil in large bowl until well combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each one.
- Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla into sugar and oil mixture. Fold in carrots, chopped pecans, and raisins.
- Pour batter into prepared tins. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cupcake comes out clean and cakes begin to pull away from the sides, about 45 minutes.
- Cool in pans on racks for 15 minutes. Turn out cupcakes onto racks and cool completely.
Prepare Frosting:
- To make frosting, use an electric mixer or whisk to beat cream cheese, ricotta cheese, 1⁄2 cup of ghee or butter, confectioner’s sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, lemon rind, and lemon juice in bowl until smooth and creamy.
- With a spatula, spread frosting over tops of cupcakes.
- Store in a labeled, airtight container in the refrigerator or at room temperature.
Notes
This recipe is reprinted with permission from The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook (2015, Skyhorse Publishing) by Robyn Griggs Lawrence with photos by Povy Kendal Atchison.
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