Vegan Carrot Cake

A delicious, moist, and flavorful vegan cake carrot that is dietary friendly. For a gluten-free option, you may substitute for 1:1 gluten-free flour.

Ingredients

Vegan Carrot Cake

• 4 cups grated carrots (about 6-8 large carrots)
• 2/3 cup vegan buttlemilkw, room temperature (2/3 cup nondairy milk + 2 tsp apple cider vinegar combined)
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp clove
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup dairy free yogurt, room temperature
• 1 Tbs vanilla extract
• Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting, for decorating

Directions

1. For ingredients that need to be at room temperature, set them out a couple of hours before baking.
2. Preheat the oven to 350ºF and prepare three 8-inch cake tins or one 9-inch square cake tin by lightly greasing with oil.
3. In one large mixing bowl, combine the sugars and vegetable oil. Whisk together until thoroughly combined. Then, mix in the dairy free yogurt and vanilla extract. Combine until smooth.
4. In a separate large bowl, sift or whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
5. Gradually add the flour mix to the wet mix and alternating between “buttermilk” and the flour, mixing slowly with the whisk. Be careful not to overmix the batter. Continue until all of the flour and buttermilk is combined with the oil/sugar mix.
6. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the grated carrots until evenly distributed.
7. Distribute the batter into your cake tin(s) and place in the oven. Bake for 28-30 minutes if using the 8″ rounds, or bake for about 1 hour and 12-15 minutes if using a 9×9 pan. Keep an eye out for early browning on top and cover with foil if needed. The cakes will be done if they can poked with a toothpick and comes out clean.
8. Allow the cakes to cool completely before frosting, using a store-bought vegan cream cheese or making your own!

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