Carrot and walnut cake (vegan). Moist, rich vegan carrot cake with a wholesome flavor and gorgeous color. Topped with lemon buttercream frosting and crushed walnuts. So go on, have your vegan carrot cake and eat it too, while feeling saintly about your good choices 🙂.

Top it with vegan cream cheese frosting or enjoy it on its own. I make this vegan carrot cake recipe for Jack's birthday each year. Moist, cinnamon-spiced, and slathered in frosting, it's perfect for celebrations. You can have Carrot and walnut cake (vegan) using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Carrot and walnut cake (vegan)

It's 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil.
You need 1/2 cup of coconut sugar.
You need 1/2 cup of apple sauce.
You need 1 cup of spelt flour.
It's 1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda.
It's 1 tsp of baking powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
It's 1 tsp of ground cloves.
You need 1 tsp of ground cardamom.
It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
Prepare 250 g of carrots, grated - usually 4-5 carrots but of course depends on size.
It's 1/2 cup of walnuts.
You need of baked in a 450g / 1lb cake tin.

This simple vegan cake recipe calls for just a few basic ingredients. Sweet and flavorful, it will become your go-to carrot cake recipe for years to come. If desired, you can add raisins, pineapple, or crushed walnuts to the batter. You'll want to make the recipe not just for Easter, but for birthday.

Carrot and walnut cake (vegan) step by step

Preheat oven to 190C. Line the tin with baking paper..
In a bowl mix the oil, sugar and apple sauce..
In a different bowl, mix all the dry ingredients except for the walnuts and carrots..
Make a little dip in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour the oil mixture in. Stir until all mixed together..
Add the walnuts and carrots and mix again..
Pour the mix into the tin and bake for about 1 hr 15mins... Test if it’s ready by putting a skewer into the middle, when it comes out clean... the cake is done..
Once baked, let it cool in the tin for 10-15 mins then turn it out onto a cooling rack. And it’s ready to eat! Enjoy 😋.

Carrot cake is not complete without the cream cheese frosting, so of course, it's also topped with a rich layer of just that. However, if you don't have access to vegan cream cheese then you can make your own or use whipped coconut cream. What makes this cake healthier than the rest is the use of olive. This vegan carrot cake recipe hits all of the right notes and is made with everyday ingredients. I can't tell you this cake is healthy, raw, or gluten-free, but I "Where's the [pineapple/raisins/walnuts]?", you might be asking.