Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe

Rating 5.0
| 1
| Last Updated on March 25, 2024
Celebrate spring with this delicious vegan carrot cake. Coated with a fluffy and creamy frosting, this moist carrot cake is also a great way to sneak in extra veggies!
Utensils Brunch
Globe New American
13
ingredients
5
steps
52
minutes
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Tiffany La Forge
Tiffany La Forge is a professional chef, cookbook author, and food writer who graduated from The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. She runs the seasonal food blog, Parsnips and Pastries, and is author of The Modern Cast Iron Cookbook.

Ingredients

Servings:
10
1 1/2 cup(s)
flour
1 cup(s)
sugar
1 tbsp
baking powder
1 tsp
cinnamon
1/2 cup(s)
plant-based milk of choice
1/2 cup(s)
vegetable oil
1 cup(s)
grated carrot
1/2 cup(s)
raisins
1/4 cup(s)
vegan butter
1 cup(s)
vegan cream cheese
4 cup(s)
icing sugar
3 tbsp
vegan orange marzipan
fresh mint
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Directions 5 steps | 52 Minutes

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350ºF and prepare two 6" cake tins (spray them with oil). Prep and gather all ingredients.

Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe: Preheat the oven to 350ºF and prepare two 6" cake tins (spray them with oil).
Step 2

Mix all dry ingredients together (flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon) in a large bowl. Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients and add in the wet ingredients (vegan milk and oil). Stir until just combined and gently fold in the carrots and raisins. Do not overmix. Divide the batter equally between the two pans.

Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe: Mix all dry ingredients together (flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon) in a large bowl.
Step 3

Bake in the oven for 22-24 minutes, or until done. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean (a few crumbs are okay). Let the cakes cool completely.

Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe: Bake in the oven for 22-24 minutes, or until done.
Step 4

Prepare the frosting by mixing vegan butter, vegan cream cheese and icing sugar. Add the icing sugar slowly in additions and beat until the frosting becomes light and fluffy. Fill the middle of the two cakes with frosting and cover the cake with the rest of the cream cheese frosting.

Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe: Prepare the frosting by mixing vegan butter, vegan cream cheese and icing sugar.
Step 5

Decorate the cake by creating marzipan carrots and garnishing with mint, optional. Enjoy!

Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe: Decorate the cake by creating marzipan carrots and garnishing with mint, optional.
Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
604
FAT
25.4 g
PROTEIN
4.6 g
CARBS
94.5 g
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Kimiko S.

Kimiko

23 Sep 2022

As any baker will tell you, vegan cakes are the most difficult pastry to make. But this recipe is so simple. And it's difficult to mess up, which makes it a winner in my book!

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