Carrot Cake

Name: Carrot Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 400 g grated carrot; 1 vanilla bean; 25 ml apple cider vinegar; nutmeg to taste; ½ tsp cinnamon powder; 400 g all-purpose flour; 300 g white sugar; 180 ml olive oil; 2½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp salt; 125 ml water

1h 10m

Loved by all, this carrot cake will make you ask yourself how can it be vegan! You can top it with ganaches, jams, or other sweet sauces of your choice to make it even more irresistible.

Preheat the oven to 180 °C
Grate carrots to yield 400 g
Split 1 vanilla bean and scrape out the seeds
Add the vanilla seeds and 125 ml of water to the grated carrot. Mix to combine
Add 180 ml of olive oil
Add 25 ml apple cider vinegar. Mix to combine
Add 400 g of all-purpose flour and 300 g of white sugar to a bowl
Add 2½ tsp of baking powder, ½ tsp of salt, and ½ tsp of cinnamon powder
Grate nutmeg to taste and mix to combine
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix to combine
Line the bottom and sides of a springform cake pan with parchment paper
Pour the batter to the top of the cake pan
Bake for 25m until it gets a light brown and crunchy crust. The carrot cake is ready
Enjoy this vegan treat!