
Plant-Based Carrot Cake


What You'll Need
FROSTING
½ cup cashews
½ cup unsweetened plant-based milk
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp date paste
Pinch of sea salt
CAKE
1 flax eggs (see tips)
1 cup oat flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cardamom
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of sea salt
½ cup walnuts, chopped
¾ cup unsweetened plant-based milk or water
1 Tbsp natural peanut butter
½ cup date paste
1 cup finely grated carrots

How to Make It
FROSTING
1 Soak cashews in boiling water for 1 hour.
2 Drain the cashews and process in a blender along with the plant-based milk, date paste, vanilla and salt, until you get a smooth texture. Refrigerate until ready to use.
CAKE
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2 Prepare the flax eggs. (see tips)
3 In a bowl, combine the oat flour, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and sea salt. Stir in the walnuts.
4 In a different bowl, mix the plant-based milk, peanut butter, flax eggs, and date paste.
5 Form a well in the middle of the dry ingredients, add the grated carrot, and gradually add the liquid ingredients.
6 Beat with a hand mixer until there aren’t any lumps.
7 Pour the batter into a 7” cake pan lined with parchment paper, and bake for approximately 40–45 minutes.
8 Let cool for at least 3 minutes in the pan, then carefully remove from the pan.
9 After the cake cools, cover with frosting.
10 Store in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

Cooking Tips
One flax egg = 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed + 6 tablespoons of water
You can substitute the oat flour with ⅔ cups of brown rice flour.
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