Help! Need A Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe
Decorating By Lanabee Updated 12 Apr 2007 , 9:27pm by beccakelly
A friend is having a 60th birthday bash and I'm gifting the cake, but she wants a VEGAN carrot cake of all things. I found a couple of recipes on another recipe site, but they didn't recommend doubling or tripling. I'd like to do layered full sheet cake but I'm more confident about how I can make it look than how I can make it taste. As an un-vegan myself, I rarely even eat "normal" carrot cake, forget vegan. I'm completely at a loss for a cream cheese frosting substitute too. Any help would be SOOOO appreciated!
here you go, i haven't tried this recipe because i don't like carrot cake, but as me and my husband are vegan i have experience baking vegan, and it looks like a good one. it includes a faux cream cheese recipe too. i use toffuti cream cheese, most krogers should carry it, and i know health food stores like wildoats and whole foods carry it too.
Incredible Vegan Carrot Cake
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
2-1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or allspice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup light brown cane sugar
3/4 cup cane sugar
3 egg equivalent in Ener-G egg substitute
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups finely grated carrots
1 can (about 14 oz) crushe'd pineapple, drained
1 cup shredded coconut
nuts and raisins optional
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, spice, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, mix sugar and eggs until creamy (works best with an electric mixer) - add vanilla, then add vegetable oil. Mix wet and dry ingredients together and add carrots, pineapple, and coconut.
I prefer a thicker cake, so I used a 9x9 glass pan. But if you prefer thinner cake with more servings, use a 13x9. Grease pan. Smooth batter into pan. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Be sure to let the cake adequately cool before frosting.
Faux Cream Cheese Frosting recipe
1 package vegan cream cheese 1/3 cup vegan soy margarine (like Earth Balance), softened. 1 tsp. vanilla and 2 cups vegan confectioners sugar
With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and margarine. Add vanilla, then add sugar.
This entire recipe tastes just like the real thing! It just made it last night and it is so delicious!
Serves: 9
Preparation time: 20 minutes
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