Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, vegan carrot cake (& frosting). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Vegan Carrot Cake (& Frosting) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Vegan Carrot Cake (& Frosting) is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Moist, rich vegan carrot cake with a wholesome flavor and gorgeous color. Topped with lemon buttercream frosting and crushed walnuts. Classic vegan carrot cake made with normal pantry ingredients!
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook vegan carrot cake (& frosting) using 22 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Vegan Carrot Cake (& Frosting):
- Get Cake:
- Get 2 1/4 cups flour (Half spelt, half all-purpose flour)
- Get 3 tsp baking powder
- Make ready 1 tsp baking soda
- Take 3 tsp cinnamon
- Get 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- Get 1 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/2 cup applesauce
- Prepare 1 cup almond milk
- Get 2 tsp vanilla
- Prepare 1 cup cane sugar
- Get 1/2 cup (melted) coconut or canola oil
- Prepare 2 cups grated carrots, medium-packed
- Prepare Frosting:
- Get 1/2 cup raw macadamia nuts (soaked, drained, and rinsed)
- Take 1/2 cup raw cashews (soaked, drained, and rinsed)
- Get 1/4 cup almond milk
- Take 1/4 cup maple syrup
- Make ready 2 tbsp coconut oil
- Take 1 tsp vanilla
- Make ready 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
This simple recipe is plant-based (dairy-free, egg-free), gluten-free, and easy to make! It has a sugar-free icing which is furthermore keto-friendly. Top it with Cashew Cream Cheese Frosting for a decadent dessert. Carrot Cake makes me think of Spring.
Steps to make Vegan Carrot Cake (& Frosting):
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the applesauce, almond milk, vanilla, sugar and oil.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients.
- Fold in the carrots and stir until just combined.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cake cool completely before frosting.
- Make the frosting: combine all frosting ingredients into a high speed blender. Blend until very smooth for 1 to 2 minutes or more, scraping down the sides occasionally. You can add an extra tablespoon of milk if necessary to get your blade moving.
- Chill frosting for at least 30 minutes before spreading on the cake.
- Store frosted cake in the fridge.
If you are looking for a perfect vegan carrot cake recipe, this is it! I've made this carrot cake countless times for birthdays, holidays, and I even used this recipe to bake my own vegan wedding cake. An easy vegan carrot cake recipe with cream cheese frosting that is moist, fluffy, and delicious! This vegan and gluten-free carrot cake recipe is moist, flavorful, made with a heavenly "cream cheese" frosting, and tastes like the real Vegan Gluten-Free Carrot Cake. Vegan Carrot Cake, perfectly spiced and incredibly moist.
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