This moist, spiced vegan carrot cake topped with vanilla cashew cream frosting and toasted walnuts is pretty awesome and SO delicious! AND itβs super easy to make.
Carrot cake is always a hit with my family and friends. Though we have one friend who keeps claiming veggies shouldnβt be added to sweet desserts, everybody else who has tasted my vegan carrot cake loved it! Most of them even ask for a second piece. Thatβs how good it is!
Are you a carrot cake lover too or do you think veggies have no place in sweet treats?
We think it is pretty good. The cinnamon and carrots in this cake go so well together. They are like peanut butter and jelly. To give this cake an extra punch I also added some fresh grated ginger and nutmeg for an additional dose of warming spices.
And wait until you smell the aroma when the cake is bakingβ¦. simply irresistible and mouthwatering!
VEGAN CARROT CAKE WITH VANILLA FROSTING AND TOASTED WALNUTS
INGREDIENTS
For the frosting
- 1Β½ cup raw cashews, soaked
- 1-2 tsp vanilla extract
- ΒΌ cup maple syrup
- ΒΌ cup cashew milk or any other plant-based milk
FYI: my friends at βGIVE KEFIRβ in Kampot make an amazing fermented cashew milk.So good.
For the carrot cake
- 1ΒΎ cup carrots, grated
FYI: I used baby carrots as we love their taste!
Dry ingredients
- 1Β½ cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Β½ tsp baking soda
- Β½ tsp Himalayan pink salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- β tsp ground nutmeg
- ΒΌ to Β½ tsp grated fresh ginger
Wet ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ΒΎ cup cashew milk
- Β½ tsp vanilla extract
- Β½ cup coconut oil
Topping
- Walnuts, toasted
DIRECTIONS
In a blender, mix all frosting ingredients until a smooth paste. Let set in the fridge for a few hours or overnight.
Grate carrots. I used a blender for this. gently pulse until there are no big pieces left.
Preheat oven to 350F (180C)
Grease a cake pan with oil and dust with a little flour. Shake off excess flour.
In a mixing bowl add all dry ingredients. Stir well.
In a second bowl add all wet ingredients and stir until well combined.
Then you can either mix very well by hand or use an electric mixer (I used and electric mixer), to mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until you got a smooth batter.
Using a fork, gently mix in the grated carrot.
Pour batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a knife or screwer comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely.
Cut the cake horizontally. Add a layer of frosting on the bottom piece. Put the top piece on the frosting layer and using the remaining frosting for the top and sides of the cake.
(FYI: Sorry for the bad quality of some of the pics, it was getting dark while I made the cake and I didn't want to use a flash! )
Sprinkle with toasted walnuts.
Serve immediately if you like a spongy cake or store it in the fridge for later.
Storing the cake in the fridge will firm up the cake. See the difference? We had a piece in the evening when the cake was ready and ate the rest the day after. We like both - the spongy and firmer version.
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waaahh .... looks like this is very tasty and rich in benefits. I really like your photo. it looks like a very soft cake.
Thank you.
Oh oh look who I found after soo long!
How's everything my friend?
I love carrot cake, never did the vegan version though.
Amazing food photography, you rock...well you always were.
Haha... thanks my friend! Nice to hear from you. All good here though we are a bit stuck in Cambodia. We wanted to move to S-America this year but I'll guess it has to wait another year or maybe 2 depending on corona. How are you and your beautiful family?
So here...after some months of freedom...here we are back to square oneπππ confined since 3 weeks now...
Oh South America is cool...completely new surroundings and a lot to explore for sure.
All good family wise...got a son in the meantime π π π
Happy to read from you!
Take care.
Congrats to you and your beautiful wife. I hope one day we can visit you in Mauritius when all this is over.
Carrot cake is one of my favourites and I've been looking for a good vegan recipe.
This looks absolutely delicious @amy-goodrich! Another lovely post, thank you for sharing π€πΌπ
My pleasure! I hope you give this one a go. I have tried many carrot cake recipes but this has been the best so far! Have a beautiful day and thanks for taking the time to check out my posts.
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This looks so delicious and so healthy! Now, I miss baking. π
Thanks for passing by! What's stopping you to start baking again.... this carrot cake is a great recipe to start again hehe. Have a lovely day!
It's actually because of the hot weather that I don't want to go near an oven in use π πBut, I realized that was a very weird excuse I have, I'll try baking this week. Your post really made me crave for carrot cake ππ₯
I know this cake is yummy!!! Lovely photos.
Thanks, beautiful!
WOW, that's looks tasty. I would love a piece of cake please. π I think my mom should try it on her birthday. If we have an oven. Have a good cake day. π°
Haha. I wish I could make you one. You both have a great day too.
Another awesome creation, thanks for sharing it with us. I want to enjoy this with a piping hot cup of coffee.
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Soon I'll make you one... I hope you are still in S-America when we move there or we come visit you wherever you end up..... with cake haha. The kids would love a piece too it seems!
Reading the recipe and seeing those photos really made me crave the carrot cake, while I had just eaten hihi
Thank you for sharing your recipe π.
Lol... there is always room for cake, right? Thanks for stopping by!
Hahaha yes and for ice cream π
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