Healthy Vegan Carrot Cake
This healthy carrot cake recipe is sweetened with just fresh & dried fruits and topped with amazing vegan cream cheese frosting for a perfect spring dessert
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Food Processor
- Electric Hand Mixer
- Silicone Mold
Ingredients
Carrot Cake Ingredients
- 1 Banana mashed
- 100 g Soy-based Greek Yogurt
- 25 grams Olive Oil or coconut oil
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 50 ml Lemon Juice
- 3 tbsp Applesauce
- 150 ml Almond Milk or other plant milk
- 200 g Grated Carrots
- 100 g Wholemeal Flour
- 100 g Oat Flour
- 100 g Brown Rice Flour or more oat/wholemeal flour
- 1½ tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- pinch Salt
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Mixed Spices
- 65 g Dates
- 75 g Apricots
- 60 g Sultanas
- 30 g Crushed Nuts
Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- 20 g Coconut Butter
- 125 g Vegan Cream Cheese
- 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
- ½ Can Coconut Milk chilled overnight
- 30 g Date Syrup
Instructions
Cake Instructions
- Mash the banana and add the yogurt, oil, vanilla, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, applesauce, and almond milk. Mix well and add in the grated carrots.
- Add all the remaining cake ingredients to your food processor and pulse until the dried fruits are completely broken down and all ingredients are well combined.
- Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and whisk until very well combined.
- Place the mixture into a silicone mould or a 25cm pan (lined with parchment paper) and bake at 180°C in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes. You’ll know your cake is ready when a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Frosting Instructions
- Prepare the vegan cream cheese frosting by combining all the ingredients into a bowl and whisking until light and fluffy consistency is achieved.
- When the cake is ready, let cool in the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely (if the cake is not completely cool, your frosting will melt). Top with ‘cream cheese’ frosting.
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Notes
Make sure you let the cake cool completely before frosting, or your frosting will melt over the cake.