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Simple & Easy Vegan Carrot Cake

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November 30, 2015
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Some of you know the game already, but this time I won’t play and say it directly and upfront: VEGAN CARROT CAKE! Maybe I should rethink the process of epic revelations when you can read it in the headline already?! Well. This happened. Here is your cake. Enjoy!

Vegan Carrot Cake | Bake to the roots
Vegan Carrot Cake | Bake to the roots

Well, I think I mentioned it already in another post with a vegan recipe… many people are a bit sceptic when it comes to vegan baking, that’s why I normally don’t tell people upfront what they are eating – afterward I say »hey, it was vegan – gotcha!« It’s a funny game, at least for me. But I am weird occasionally. Probably not funny for you. Anyway…

Delicious (vegan) Carrot Cake! I made this tiny little cake here for Jana and her blog NOM NOMs | Treats of life. She was asking if I wanted to be a guest on her blog along with some other bloggers… and I had to say YES, of course! Since her blog is vegetarian/vegan I wanted to do something special, so I experimented a bit with chia. I replaced eggs with chia seeds for the first time in this recipe for my Vegan Avocado Chocolate Cupcakes – worked pretty well, so I thought »why not try to make a cake with it?« You can see the result above and below.

Vegan Carrot Cake | Bake to the roots
Vegan Carrot Cake | Bake to the roots

Be warned: even though it’s a vegan cake, it is also a typical carrot cake. Dense, heavy and sweet! Exactly as it should be! My American friends would love it – German taste buds probably explode from all the sugar… better take a small slice only.

INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN

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For the cake:
1/4 cup (20g) ground chia seeds*
3/4 cup (180ml) water
2 1/2 cups (325g) all-purpose flour*
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon*
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg*
1 pinch of ground cloves*
1 pinch of ground ginger*
1 tsp. salt
1 lb. (450g) carrots, peeled and shredded
1 cup (200g) sugar (fine)*
1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar*
3/4 cup (180ml) vegetable oil
1 cup (100g) pecans*, chopped

For the frosting:
1 1/2 cups (345g) vegan butter or margarine
6 cups (750g) confectioners’ sugar*
1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar*
2 tsp. vanilla extract*
1 tsp. lime juice
1 pinch of salt

For the decoration:
some chopped pecans*

Für den Teig:
20g Chiasamen*, gemahlen
180g Wasser
325g Mehl (Type 405)*
1 EL Zimt*
1 1/4 TL Backpulver
1 1/4 TL Natron
1/2 TL Muskatnuss*, gemahlen
1 Messerspitze Nelken*, gemahlen
1 Messerspitze Ingwer*, gemahlen
1 TL Salz
450g Karotten, geraspelt
200g Zucker (fein)*
100g brauner Zucker*
180ml Pflanzenöl
100g Pekannüsse*, gehackt

Für das Frosting:
345g Vegane Butter aka. Margarine
750g Puderzucker*
1 EL Apfelessig*
2 TL Vanille Extrakt*
1 TL Limettensaft
1 Prise Salz

Für die Dekoration:
einige gehackte Pekannüsse*

Vegan Carrot Cake | Bake to the roots
Vegan Carrot Cake | Bake to the roots
Vegan Carrot Cake | Bake to the roots

DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG

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1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line three springform tins (18cm)* with baking parchment, grease and dust with flour. Set aside. Mix the ground chia seeds with the water and let sit for about 5 minutes to thicken so you get chia paste aka. chia eggs.

2. In a bowl mix flour with baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, ginger and salt until combined. Set aside. Peel the carrots and shredd. Cover until needed.

3. Add both sugars to a large bowl and add the chia paste. Mix until well combined. While still whisking, add the oil slowly in a steady stream and mix on medium-high speed – for about 2-3 minutes. Add the shredded carrots and flour mixture to the bowl and mix with a rubber spatula until just combined. Add the pecans and fold in.

4. Transfer the batter into the three tins – each one should be filled with the same amount of batter. Smooth out the surface and bake the cake layers for about 28-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. To get evenly baked cake layers, I normally wrap wet paper towel around the tin to prevent the cake to bulge in the center. Let cool down completely on a wire rack.

5. For the frosting add the vegan butter (margarine) to a large bowl and beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Add half of the confectioner’s sugar and mix first on low speed then on high speed until well combined. Add vinegar, vanilla extract, lime juice and salt and mix. Finally, add the remaining confectioner’s sugar and mix until all is light and fluffy.

6. Place the first cake layer on your serving plate and spread a good amount of frosting on top. Place the second cake layer on top of the frosting and repeat – finish with the last cake layer. Crumb coat the cake and place it in the fridge for about 20-30 minutes. Finish the cake by decorating it with the remaining frosting. How you do it is up to you – clean or rustic/messy is both fine. Sprinkle with some chopped pecans.

1. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Drei 18cm Springformen* mit Backpapier auslegen, einfetten und mit etwas Mehl einstäuben. Zur Seite stellen. Die gemahlenen Chiasamen mit dem Wasser vermischen und für etwa 5 Minuten andicken lassen, bis Chia-Gel bzw. »Chia-Eier« entstanden sind.

2. In einer Schüssel das Mehl mit Backpulver, Natron, Zimt, Muskatnuss, gemahlenen Nelken, Ingwer und Salz vermischen. Zur Seite stellen. Karotten schälen und raspeln. Abdecken, bis sie gebraucht werden.

3. Die Zucker zusammen mit dem Chia-Gel in eine große Schüssel geben und gut verrühren. Während die Maschine noch läuft, das Öl langsam zugeben und dann bei mittlerer/hoher Geschwindigkeit für etwa 2-3 Minuten aufschlagen. Die Karotten und die Mehlmischung zugeben und mit einem Gummispatel verrühren, bis es sich gerade mal so verbunden hat. Gehackte Nüsse zugeben und unterheben.

4. Den Teig auf die drei Formen aufteilen und glatt streichen. Die Kuchenschichten im vorgeheizten Ofen für etwa 28-35 Minuten backen – mit einem Zahnstocher testen, ob noch Teig kleben bleibt, und erst herausnehmen, wenn der Zahnstocher sauber herauskommt. Um gleichmäßig gebackene Kuchenschichten zu bekommen, empfiehlt es sich, nasse Küchenrollentücher um die Form zuwickeln – dadurch geht der Teig beim Backen gleichmäßiger auf und bildet in der Mitte keine Hügel. Auf einem Kuchengitter komplett abkühlen lassen.

5. Für das Frosting die vegane Butter (Margarine) in einer großen Schüssel auf höchster Stufe aufschlagen, bis alles hell und luftig ist. Die Hälfte des Puderzuckers zugeben und erst langsam, dann auf höchster Stufe aufschlagen, bis alles gut verrührt ist. Den Essig, Vanille Extrakt, Limettensaft und Salz zugeben und verrühren. Den restlichen Puderzucker zugeben und alles so lange aufschlagen, bis ein helles und luftiges Frosting entstanden ist.

6. Die erste Kuchenschicht auf eine Servierplatte legen und eine gute Portion Frosting darauf verteilen. Die zweite Kuchenschicht darauf platzieren und wieder Frosting oben drauf, dann mit der letzten Kuchenschicht abschließen. Die Torte mit einer »Crumb Coat« Schicht überziehen (dünne Schicht Frosting, um mögliche Krümel zu fixieren) und für etwa 20-30 Minuten in den Kühlschrank stellen. Die Torte dann mit dem restlichen Frosting umhüllen (glatt oder mit Struktur, bleibt jedem selbst überlassen) und mit einigen gehackten Pekannüssen verzieren/bestreuen.

Vegan Carrot Cake | Bake to the roots
Vegan Carrot Cake | Bake to the roots

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Simple & Easy Vegan Carrot Cake

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  • Prep Time: 00:50
  • Cook Time: 00:35
  • Total Time: 02:00
  • Yield: 1 1x
  • Category: Layer Cakes
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  • Cuisine: United States
  • Diet: Vegan
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A carrot cake how it should be: dense, sweet and full of flavors! And the best about this cake? It’s vegan! No dairy products needed to make a delicious cake!


Ingredients

For the cake:
1/4 cup (20g) ground chia seeds*
3/4 cup (180ml) water
2 1/2 cups (325g) all-purpose flour*
1 tbsp. ground cinnamon*
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg*
1 pinch of ground cloves*
1 pinch of ground ginger*
1 tsp. salt
1 lb. (450g) carrots, peeled and shredded
1 cup (200g) sugar (fine)*
1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar*
3/4 cup (180ml) vegetable oil
1 cup (100g) pecans*, chopped

For the frosting:
1 1/2 cups (345g) vegan butter or margarine
6 cups (750g) confectioners‘ sugar*
1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar*
2 tsp. vanilla extract*
1 tsp. lime juice
1 pinch of salt

For the decoration:
some chopped pecans*


Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line three springform tins (18cm)* with baking parchment, grease and dust with flour. Set aside. Mix the ground chia seeds with the water and let sit for about 5 minutes to thicken so you get chia paste aka. chia eggs.

2. In a bowl mix flour with baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, ginger and salt until combined. Set aside. Peel the carrots and shredd. Cover until needed.

3. Add both sugars to a large bowl and add the chia paste. Mix until well combined. While still whisking, add the oil slowly in a steady stream and mix on medium-high speed – for about 2-3 minutes. Add the shredded carrots and flour mixture to the bowl and mix with a rubber spatula until just combined. Add the pecans and fold in.

4. Transfer the batter into the three tins – each one should be filled with the same amount of batter. Smooth out the surface and bake the cake layers for about 28-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. To get evenly baked cake layers, I normally wrap wet paper towel around the tin to prevent the cake to bulge in the center. Let cool down completely on a wire rack.

5. For the frosting add the vegan butter (margarine) to a large bowl and beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Add half of the confectioner’s sugar and mix first on low speed then on high speed until well combined. Add vinegar, vanilla extract, lime juice and salt and mix. Finally, add the remaining confectioner’s sugar and mix until all is light and fluffy.

6. Place the first cake layer on your serving plate and spread a good amount of frosting on top. Place the second cake layer on top of the frosting and repeat – finish with the last cake layer. Crumb coat the cake and place it in the fridge for about 20-30 minutes. Finish the cake by decorating it with the remaining frosting. How you do it is up to you – clean or rustic/messy is both fine. Sprinkle with some chopped pecans.


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