Carrot and walnut cake (vegan)
Carrot and walnut cake (vegan)

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, carrot and walnut cake (vegan). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Deliciously moist vegan carrot cake cupcakes topped with orange cream frosting and orange zest. Well these guys taste pretty wholesome! With the walnuts and the orange zest and all that carrot goodness, these definitely give you that wholesome muffin vibe. Moist, rich vegan carrot cake with a wholesome flavor and gorgeous color.

Carrot and walnut cake (vegan) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Carrot and walnut cake (vegan) is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have carrot and walnut cake (vegan) using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Carrot and walnut cake (vegan):
  1. Prepare 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  2. Get 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  3. Take 1/2 cup apple sauce
  4. Prepare 1 cup spelt flour
  5. Get 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  6. Prepare 1 tsp baking powder
  7. Take 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  8. Take 1 tsp ground cloves
  9. Make ready 1 tsp ground cardamom
  10. Get 1/2 tsp salt
  11. Prepare 250 g carrots, grated - usually 4-5 carrots but of course depends on size
  12. Make ready 1/2 cup walnuts
  13. Make ready baked in a 450g / 1lb cake tin

I don't really enjoy mix-ins in my carrot cake. I much prefer to add ingredients like walnuts in-between layers or as decorations. Carrot cake is not complete without the cream cheese frosting, so of course, it's also topped with a rich layer of just that. However, if you don't have access to vegan cream cheese then you can make your own or use whipped coconut cream.

Instructions to make Carrot and walnut cake (vegan):
  1. Preheat oven to 190C. Line the tin with baking paper.
  2. In a bowl mix the oil, sugar and apple sauce.
  3. In a different bowl, mix all the dry ingredients except for the walnuts and carrots.
  4. Make a little dip in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour the oil mixture in. Stir until all mixed together.
  5. Add the walnuts and carrots and mix again.
  6. Pour the mix into the tin and bake for about 1 hr 15mins… Test if it’s ready by putting a skewer into the middle, when it comes out clean… the cake is done.
  7. Once baked, let it cool in the tin for 10-15 mins then turn it out onto a cooling rack. And it’s ready to eat! Enjoy 😋

Carrot cake is not complete without the cream cheese frosting, so of course, it's also topped with a rich layer of just that. However, if you don't have access to vegan cream cheese then you can make your own or use whipped coconut cream. What makes this cake healthier than the rest is the use of olive. Nigella's carrot cake with ginger and walnuts is a twist on the classic - not too much icing, not too sweet. Just right with a cup of tea.

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