Healthy Vegan Carrot Cake
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A soft, moist carrot cake made entirely vegan with flax eggs and plant-based milk, spiced with cinnamon and ginger. Served with vegan cream cheese frosting. A lighter version of the classic.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 10- 1 tbsp ground flax (7 g)
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (340 g)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce (120 g)
- 1 cup almond milk (240 ml)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 ¼ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar (188 g)
- ½ cup melted coconut oil or other neutral oil such as olive or canola
- 2 cups packed (grated carrots (245 g, about 3 medium carrots))
- 1 cup walnuts (toasted, optional)
- Toasted coconut flakes (for decorating, optional)
- 2 cups cashews (soaked overnight (300 g, before soaking))
- ¼ cup + 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (at room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ cup oat milk
- 2 tbsp lemon juice (30 ml_
- Pinch of salt
- 8 ounces vegan cream cheese (1 container)
- 3 tablespoons vegan butter (at room temperature (35 g))
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar (330 g)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 45M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 35m
- Sodium
- 313mg
- Total sugar
- 65g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 466mg
- Calcium
- 115mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 313MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.