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Best (Vegan) Carrot Cake Ever!

Ingredients
  

  • For the cake:
  • 4 tbsp flax meal + ¾ cup warm water
  • 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup vegetable oil*
  • ½ cup non-sweetened apple sauce*
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 2 ½ cups grated carrots
  • Option: ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
  • For the icing:
  • Icing:
  • 110 grams Vegan Cream cheese
  • 1/3 cup Vegan Butter or margarine
  • 2 ½ cups Icing sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Use one 9x13 pan or two, 9 inch cake pans. Prepare pan(s); spray with no-stick cooking spray or grease pans and line bottoms with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Then add vanilla, vegetable oil, apple sauce, sugar, and beat until well combined. Blend in carrots and nuts if desired.
  • Pour batter equally into prepared pan(s) and bake for 50-60 minutes until done when tested. The top should spring back when touched and an inserted toothpick in the center will come out clean.
  • While the cake is baking make the icing. Using an electric mixer, blend until smooth. Add icing sugar slowly to prevent it spraying out of the bowl.
  • Remove from oven and let stand for approx. 10 minutes. Then remove from pan and let cool on rack before icing as desired

Notes

Tip: Make this perfect for packed lunches! Just omit the nuts, skip the icing and cut into snack sized pieces!
Option: If you do not have any apple sauce, you can increase the oil to 1 cup instead.