Recipe: Appetizing Vegan Carrot Cake (& Frosting)

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Vegan Carrot Cake (& Frosting). 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!

Vegan Carrot Cake (& Frosting)

Delicious and moist vegan carrot cake. 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. You can cook Vegan Carrot Cake (& Frosting) using 22 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Vegan Carrot Cake (& Frosting)

  1. Prepare of Cake:.
  2. You need 2 1/4 cups of flour (Half spelt, half all-purpose flour).
  3. Prepare 3 tsp of baking powder.
  4. You need 1 tsp of baking soda.
  5. You need 3 tsp of cinnamon.
  6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of nutmeg.
  7. It's 1 tsp of salt.
  8. You need 1/2 cup of applesauce.
  9. You need 1 cup of almond milk.
  10. It's 2 tsp of vanilla.
  11. Prepare 1 cup of cane sugar.
  12. It's 1/2 cup of (melted) coconut or canola oil.
  13. It's 2 cups of grated carrots, medium-packed.
  14. Prepare of Frosting:.
  15. You need 1/2 cup of raw macadamia nuts (soaked, drained, and rinsed).
  16. Prepare 1/2 cup of raw cashews (soaked, drained, and rinsed).
  17. It's 1/4 cup of almond milk.
  18. It's 1/4 cup of maple syrup.
  19. You need 2 tbsp of coconut oil.
  20. It's 1 tsp of vanilla.
  21. It's 2 tsp of fresh lemon juice.
  22. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.

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. Top it with Cashew Cream Cheese Frosting for a decadent dessert. Carrot Cake makes me think of Spring. This Vegan Carrot Cake is super moist, fluffy and perfectly fragrant.

Vegan Carrot Cake (& Frosting) step by step

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan..
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt..
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the applesauce, almond milk, vanilla, sugar and oil..
  4. Mix the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients..
  5. Fold in the carrots and stir until just combined..
  6. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cake cool completely before frosting..
  7. 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..
  8. Chill frosting for at least 30 minutes before spreading on the cake..
  9. Store frosted cake in the fridge..

It's covered in a tangy cream cheese frosting, easy to make in one bowl and healthier than the traditional version! Vegan Carrot Cake, perfectly spiced and incredibly moist. Once you realize how easy this carrot cake is to make. An easy vegan carrot cake recipe with cream cheese frosting that is moist, fluffy, and delicious! If you are looking for a perfect vegan carrot cake recipe, this is it!