Vegan Carrot Cake With Raw Cashew Strawberry Cream Frosting Recipes

VEGAN CARROT CAKE

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 CARROT CAKE WITH RAW CASHEW STRAWBERRY CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 365 F, oil two round 9 inch cake pans. Line with parchment paper.
• Sift together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Finely shred the carrots.
• Combine all wet ingredients in a separate bowl until smooth, then stir in the dry mixture in quarters, mixing until just combined.
• Transfer the batter to the pans and smooth the surfaces.
• Bake 35-40 minutes, or until cakes spring back when lightly touched in the center and begin to pull away from the sides of the pan.
• FROSTING.
• Soak cashews in 1 cup fresh water for 30 minutes, drain and rinse.
• soak dates in 1 cup water 15 minutes. save this water.
• Add all ingredients in the bowl of the food processor, mix until fluffy and smooth. Add the date water if needed in tablespoons, but use as little as possible.*can use any kind of fruit you desire, more or less then the recipe calls for. You can also add sweetener if you feel it's necessary. Be sure to use unrefined coconut oil.
• Spread on cake.