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Healthy Carrot Cake + Frosting recipe {Vegan, Gluten free, Oil free, Refined sugar free}

April 11, 2019 · In: Sweet Treats

A super delicious healthy carrot cake for you all you carrot cake lovers!

What you will need

Dry ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour (I used 2 cups oat flour* + 1/2 cup buckwheat flour)

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. ground ginger

1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

Wet ingredients

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup soy milk

1/2 cup coconut sugar

2 tbsp. maple syrup

2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups grated carrot

1/2 cup raisins

Cashew cream cheese icing

1 cup raw unsalted cashews (soaked for at least 4 hrs. in water)

3 Tbsp. natural coconut yoghurt

1/3 cup maple syrup

1 lemon juiced (approx. 1/4 cup)

1 tsp. vanilla extract

How to make frosting:

You can make the frosting by adding all ingredients to a high speed blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy then store in fridge (you can also make this the day before).

How to make

1. Pre heat oven to 175*c

2. In a large mixing bowl place all the dry ingredients into the bowl and stir until combined.

3. In a separate bowl mix together all the wet ingredients except the carrot and raisins then pour in the dry mixture and stir gently until combined then stir in the grated carrot and raisins.

4. Line 2 spring for cake tins (mine were 20cm) with baking paper in the bottom and a little coconut oil on the sides to stop from sticking and evenly divide mixture. Place in oven and bake for 30-35 mins of until you can press the top and it springs back.

5. Once cook let them cool completely then assemble the cake by icing the first layer with half the icing then placing the second cake on top and ice the top!

6. Decorate how you like! Best have in the fridge for a few hours before serving and store in fridge- will last up to 1 week in fridge and can also be kept in freezer if you have left overs!

Notes:

*For the oat flour you can just blend gf oats in high speed blender until it becomes a fine flour.

By: Tiana Noffke · In: Sweet Treats

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  1. Cassie Autumn Tran says

    April 18, 2019 at 1:36 am

    What an incredible cake recipe! Freaking love the fact that it is oil free. Now I am totally inspired to create a carrot cake–it’s going to be phenomenal with some elements from your recipe!

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