If you're looking for a delicious and indulgent way to enjoy your favorite fall flavors, look no further than this vegan applesauce carrot cake! This moist and flavorful cake is packed with grated carrots, applesauce, and warm spices, and it's topped with a creamy vegan cream cheese frosting. Whether you're serving it for a special occasion or simply enjoying it as a sweet treat, this cake is sure to be a hit.
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VEGAN APPLESAUCE CARROT CAKE
This recipe is the best Vegan Carrot Cake recipe I've ever tasted. Its delicious and unique in that you pre-cook a few of the ingredients which I think accounts for the moistness of this cake. I've changed a few things to suit my own tastes. This cake is quite deep and very heavy. I like to frost it with a Vegan Cream Cheese Icing. The original recipe was found on recipe.com
Provided by Chef Joey Z.
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease a 9-inch spring form pan with spray oil.
- In a large sauce pan, simmer the raisins and grated carrots in the water over medium heat for 7 to 10 minutes.
- Remove and put in a large bowl.
- Add the oil, apple sauce, egg replacers, syrup, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and salt. Stir the mixture well.
- In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking soda and walnuts together. Stir this dry mixture into the carrot raisin mixture.
- Don't over mix this.
- Pour into your spring form pan (you can use a 9-inch square pan if you wish) and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Use a wooden kabob stick to test this cake. A toothpick is not long enough.
- Once this is done cool on a metal rack and turn onto a plate.
VEGAN CARROT CAKE
This fluffy vegan carrot cake has warm hints of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, plus an extra-generous portion of shredded carrots for sweetness and moisture. The layers are satisfyingly tall, thanks to applesauce, which reacts with the baking soda and baking powder to help the cake rise. Eggs typically add structure to baked goods, but this recipe has enough flour and shredded carrots to compensate.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 4h
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans with coconut oil.
- For the cake layers: Place the walnuts on a small rimmed baking sheet and bake until golden brown, about 8 minutes. When the walnuts are completely cool, finely chop half and roughly chop the remaining half; keep separate.
- Meanwhile, whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl until combined and set aside. Whisk the 1/2 cup coconut oil, cane sugar, milk, applesauce and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth, then whisk in the carrots until thoroughly combined. Stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture until just combined; do not overmix. Fold in the finely chopped walnuts until just incorporated.
- Divide the batter between the prepared pans, then smooth the top into an even layer. Bake until golden brown, the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pans and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 28 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, then turn the cakes out onto wire racks to completely cool, about 1 hour.
- For the cream cheese frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and salt until combined. Reduce the speed to low, then gradually add the confectioners' sugar followed by the cornstarch until combined and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Refrigerate until you're ready to assemble the cake.
- When the cakes are completely cool, trim the domes of each round with a large serrated knife so the tops are flat. Place 1 round, cut-side down, on a platter or cake stand. Spread 3/4 cup of the frosting evenly over top. Place the remaining round, cut-side down, on top. Frost the top and sides of the cake with 1 cup of the frosting and smooth completely to make an even crumb coat. (It's okay if some of the cake shows through. This is just the base layer of frosting.) Refrigerate for 30 minutes to let the frosting set.
- Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake, swirling decoratively, if desired. Sprinkle the top edge of the cake with the roughly chopped walnuts. Refrigerate until the frosting is set, about 30 minutes.
VEGAN CARROTARAISINAANA CAKE!
A side track version of the vegan applesauce carrot cake recipe from Chef Joey Z! I added a few things and this recipe ends up making 3 whole "pies" of the cake instead of the 10 serving original version!
Provided by Chef EazyHa
Categories Pie
Time 1h30m
Yield 3 pies, 25-30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- 1. First get your carrots grated, and raisins measured to set aside for simmering in a pot with the 2 cups water (7-10 min when ready).
- 2. Next go ahead and blend your egg substitute list of ingredients together (liquify if possible, otherwise blended smoothly works), then measure to make sure it comes out to be 1 cup of gooey perfection to replace those eggs!
- *Now preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- 3. In one big bowl, mix applesauce, spices, oil, syrups, egg replacer, salt.
- 4. After carrot and raisin mix is simmered for 7-10 min., mix this in with #3.
- 5. In separate bowl, mix flour, nuts, flax seed mill, and baking soda together.
- 6. Add #5 to the fluidified mixture slowly, stirring well but not too much.
- 7. Spray 3 separate 9 inch diameter wide glass round pie bowls with some sort of vegetable oil spray (I use Lowe's Foods 100% pure no stick cooking spray -- it's cheaper :)
- 8. Pour ingredients into bowls, then set them into the oven, all on same rack if baking them together!
- 9. Set your timer for 45 minutes, but a separate timer should be set for 15 min, which you'll need to rotate your cakes on their shelf in the oven so as to bake evenly! At about minute 30 on first timer, turn oven down to about 300 degrees F.
- 10. Should be done after 45 min., set the cakes on cooling racks and wait about 15 minute to take your first bite :).
- 11. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 90.2, Fat 5.2, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 295.6, Carbohydrate 11.2, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 6.5, Protein 1.4
Tips:
- Use ripe apples. This will give your applesauce a sweeter, more flavorful taste.
- Peel the apples before cooking them. This will help to remove the waxy coating on the apples, which can make the applesauce taste bitter.
- Add spices to taste. Common spices used in applesauce include cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
- Sweeten the applesauce to taste. You can use sugar, honey, or maple syrup.
- Let the applesauce cool before serving. This will help to thicken the applesauce and make it easier to handle.
- Applesauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Conclusion:
Vegan applesauce carrot cake is a delicious and healthy dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The applesauce in the cake adds a moistness and sweetness that is perfectly complemented by the carrots. The cake is also gluten-free and dairy-free, making it a great option for people with dietary restrictions.
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