Vegan Carrot Cake

Vegan Carrot Cake is one thing that has many ideas for you to use your creativity and almost anything works just as perfectly as it could. Depending on your taste you can make it work in either way.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

cake:

• 2¼ cups flour (I use half spelt, half all purpose flour)
• 3 teaspoons baking powder (*see note below)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup applesauce
• 1 cup almond milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup cane sugar
• ½ cup melted coconut or canola oil
• 2 cups grated carrots

frosting:

• ½ cup raw macadamia nuts (soaked, drained and rinsed)*
• ½ cup raw cashews (soaked, drained and rinsed)*
• ¼ cup almond milk
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13 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 or until a toothpick inserted 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 almond milk if necessary to get your blade moving.
8. Chill for at least 30 minutes before spreading. (It will firm up a bit).
9. Store frosted cake in the fridge.