Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, vegan carrot cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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 is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Vegan Carrot Cake is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook vegan carrot cake using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Vegan Carrot Cake:
- Prepare 3 cups all-purpose flour
- Make ready 2 cup granulated sugar
- Make ready 1/3 cup vanilla plant-based protein powder
- Make ready 1 teaspoon salt
- Take 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Make ready 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- Get 2 teaspoon baking soda
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups walnuts
- Get 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- Take 2 cup cold water
- Take 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- Make ready 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Prepare 2 cups chopped carrots
- Make ready Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Take 8 0 z container vegan cream cheese
- Get 1/2 cup vegan butter
- Make ready 2-3 cups powdered sugar
- Get additional walnuts for garnish
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. An easy vegan carrot cake recipe with cream cheese frosting that is moist, fluffy, and delicious! Top it with Cashew Cream Cheese Frosting for a decadent dessert.
Instructions to make Vegan Carrot Cake:
- Heat your oven to 350Spray two round cake pans with vegetable spray. You can also place a piece of parchment paper at the bottom of the pans and spray the sides with vegetable oil.
- Combine in a large mixing bowl the flour, sugar, vanilla protein powder, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and baking soda. Stir to combine. Set aside.
- Place walnuts on a baking pan and toast for 5 minutes. Be careful not to cook too long because they will burn. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before chopping. Stir half of the walnuts into the flour mixture.
- In a smaller bowl combine the vegetable oil, water, vinegar and vanilla. Stir to combine.
- Add the chopped carrots to a food processor and pulse several times to shred the carrots. Pour the shredded carrots into the vegetable oil mixture. Stir to combine. Pour this into the flour mixture. Stir until combined.
- Pour the batter into your prepared pans. Bake for 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool for about 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Allow the cakes to cool completely.
- In the meantime make your Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting by combining the vegan cream cheese and vegan butter in a mixing bowl. Mix until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, until you reach a desired consistency, which should be spreadable but thick.
- Ice the top of one of the cakes. Top with additional chopped, toasted walnuts. Place the second cake on top. Cover the top cake and sides with frosting. Garnish with chopped walnuts.
- Recipe Notes: - You can use a 9X13 pan if you prefer that instead of a layered cake. If so, you'll need to bake the cake in a 9X13 pan for about 10 minutes longer. Be sure to use a tester in the center to see if the cake is done.
Carrot Cake makes me think of Spring. 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. You can find the full printable recipe, including ingredient quantities below. But first, here are some explanations of ingredients and steps to help you make this recipe. Vegan Carrot Cake, perfectly spiced and incredibly moist.
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