Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe with Cashew Cream Frosting

Name: Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 2 cups loosely packed grated or shredded carrots; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 2/3 cup sugar (i use a mix of regular and brown sugar. Add 2 tbsp more for sweeter); 1/4 cup oil; 2 tsp lemon juice; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp flax seed meal; 1/2 of a small apple or 1/4 cup chopped apple or use 1/4 cup apple sauce; 1/3-1/2 cup chopped carrots; 1/2 inch fresh ginger (optional); 1/2 cup water or non dairy milk (or use orange juice); 2 cups flour (I use 1 cup whole wheat and 1 cup unbleached white); 2 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 1/4 tsp or more cardamom; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 1/3 tsp salt; 1/3 cup chopped walnuts; 1/3 cup currants or raisins; 1/2 cup cashews soaked for 1 hour or overnight; 3-4 tbsp water; 1/8-1/4 tsp salt; 2 tsp or more lemon juice; 2 tbsp sugar; 1/4 tsp vanilla extract; 1-2 tsp coconut flour

March 21, 2016 By Richa 151 Comments

Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe. Vegan Carrot Cake Quick bread loaf with Cashew Cream Frosting. Moist, spiced with Cinnamon and Cardamom, full of carrots. Low oil. Soyfree Palmoil-free. Pin this Recipe Jump to Recipe

This week is amazingly busy. I was planning up the posts last week and realized that both Holi and Easter are this week. Carrots and Mangoes were my choice to appear on the blog this week. So lets get started with this super moist Carrot Cake.

This carrot cake is loaded with shredded carrots and pureed carrots. All that carrot with the spices like cinnamon and cardamom (because Cardamom!), some ginger, and a creamy cream cheese style cashew vanilla frosting make this an irresistible loaf. The loaf is a carrot cake quick bread with mild sweetness. Add spices of choice, some nuts and dried fruit, bake, then frost with an easy cashew cream vanilla frosting. This is an incredibly moist carrot cake. It tastes even better after chilling as the spices infuse the loaf. The frosting is cashews plus little sweetener, lemon and vanilla! I use my mini food processor to shred the carrots. That reduces elbow grease and time needed. Bake this loaf and tag me on Instagram. For a Gluten and Grain free version, try this. What are your plans for Easter?

Other Easter Recipes from the blog

Carrot Cake Pancakes
Carrot Cake Ice Cream with candied walnuts and roasted carrots
Carrot Veggie Pilaf with shredded carrots.
GF Carrot Cake – Gluten-free.
Or use the 1.5 to 2 cups of dry ingredients from my gf pumpkin loaf to make this loaf gluten-free. Add 1/2 cup oats and 1 tbsp chia seeds as well to help hold the bread.

Mix the dry ingredients. Soak the shredded carrots in maple. Mix in the pureed carrots + apples. Mix in the dry to make a thick stiff batter. Drop into parchment lined pan and even it out.

Bake until toothpick from the center comes out almost clean.

Cool completely. Slice and serve or frost, slice and serve. Frosting Inspired by Wallflower Girl’s Cashew coconut flour frosting.

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Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe

Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe. Vegan Carrot Cake Quick bread loaf with Cashew Cream Frosting. Moist, spiced, full of carrots. Low oil. Soyfree Palmoil-free. Makes 1 9 by 5 loaf.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 15 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy vegan carrot cake, eggless carrot cake, vegetarian carrot cake recipe

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 540kcal

Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

Wet:

2 cups (256 g) loosely packed grated or shredded carrots
1/4 cup (0.02 ml) maple syrup
2/3 cup (133.33 g) sugar i use a mix of regular and brown sugar. Add 2 tbsp more for sweeter
1/4 cup (56 ml) oil
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp flax seed meal
1/2 (0.5 ) of a small apple or 1/4 cup chopped apple or use 1/4 cup apple sauce
1/3-1/2 cup (42.67 g) chopped carrots
1/2 inch (0.5 inch) fresh ginger optional
1/2 cup (122 ml) water or non dairy milk or use orange juice

Dry:

2 cups (250 g) flour I use 1 cup whole wheat and 1 cup unbleached white
2 1/2 tsp (2.5 tsp) baking powder
1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) nutmeg
1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) or more cardamom
1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) ground ginger
1/3 tsp (0.33 tsp) salt
1/3 cup (39 g) chopped walnuts
1/3 cup (48 g) currants or raisins

Cashew Vanilla Frosting:

1/2 cup (65.79 g) cashews soaked for 1 hour or overnight
3-4 tbsp (3 tbsp) water
1/8-1/4 tsp (0.13 tsp) salt
2 tsp or more lemon juice
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) vanilla extract
1-2 tsp (1 tsp) coconut flour

Instructions

Prepare your pan for baking by lining with parchment or greasing and dusting with flour. Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F / 180ºc.
Grate or shred the carrots and transfer to a bowl. Add the maple, sugar, oil, lemon, vanilla and mix well. Let sit for 2 mins.
Meanwhile Blend the flax, apples, chopped carrots, ginger with water until pureed. Add to the carrot bowl and mix well.
In another bowl, whisk the dry ingredients until well combined. Transfer to the wet and mix until there are no dry flour streaks. Fold in the nuts and currants. The mixture should be a stiff-ish batter. If the batter is too wet/moist (depends on the carrots), add 1 to 2 tbsp more flour and mix in.
Drop the thick batter into prepared loaf pan. Even it out on the top.
Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until the toothpick from the center comes out almost clean. Cool for 15 mins and remove from the pan. Cool for atleast another 10 minutes before slicing.
Frosting: Blend the soaked cashews with water, salt, lemon, sugar and vanilla. Blend until smooth. (I use a nutri bullet small blender).Taste and adjust lemon, sweet and salt and blend. Add a 1/4 tsp white vinegar for stronger sour flavor. Add some cinnamon for a cinnamony frosting. If the mixture is runny, add 1 tsp coconut flour and blend it. Add more coconut flour if needed to get the desired consistency. Spread the frosting over the cake.

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Notes

This is a moist carrot cake bread. For less moist and more airy bread, use 1.5 cups of grated carrots and omit the apple.

Make this Gluten-free: Use the 1.5 to 2 cups of dry ingredients from my gf pumpkin loaf. Add 1/2 cup oats and 1 tbsp chia seeds as well to help hold the bread.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 540 Calories from Fat 189

% Daily Value*

Fat 21g32%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Sodium 329mg14%

Potassium 755mg22%

Carbohydrates 84g28%

Fiber 8g33%

Sugar 39g43%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 8315IU166%

Vitamin C 5.4mg7%

Calcium 161mg16%

Iron 3.1mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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