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Raw carrot cake with Cashew Creme topping

Raw carrot cake with Cashew Creme topping

Raw carrot cake

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. On Sunday we enjoyed a lovely, lazy family lunch and I made a raw carrot cake for dessert. I spotted this recipe over on Gather & Feast which is an amazing food blog written by Ashley Alexander. Ashley’s beautiful photos won me over and I knew I had to give her cake a try. I’m happy to say it was a big success! I adapted the recipe slightly so scroll down to see my version and hop over here for the original recipe.

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Raw Vegan Carrot Cake
This delicious and healthy raw dessert is so easy to make. Gluten free & Vegan
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Ingredients
Carrot Cake base
  1. 4 large carrots, grated
  2. 2 cups pecan nuts, chopped
  3. 2 cups dried pitted dates, chopped
  4. 3 tbsp flax seed
  5. 2 tsp cinnamon
  6. 1/2 tsp ground cardamon
  7. 1 tsp ground turmeric
  8. 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
  9. 1 tsp all spice
  10. 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
Cashew Creme Topping
  1. 2 cups raw cashews (soaked overnight)
  2. 3/4 cup orange juice
  3. 6 dried pitted dates, chopped
  4. 1 tsp vanilla essence
  5. 1 tsp orange zest
  6. Handful extra nuts to sprinkle over the cake
Method
For the Carrot Cake base
  1. Blend all of the ingredients together in a food processor until smooth
  2. Line a 20cm round cake tin with glad wrap
  3. Pour mixture into tin
  4. Place in freezer to set for 2 hours
  5. Once firm, carefully remove from tin
For the Cashew Creme topping
  1. Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor until very smooth
  2. Spread generously over the carrot cake and top with chopped nuts and zest
Notes
  1. The cake is very dense and rich, so a small piece is all you need!
  2. For non-vegans: You can serve with some lightly whipped cream or creme fraiche & drizzle with honey
Adapted from Gather & Feast by Ashley Alexander
Lanalou Style https://lanaloustyle.com/

  1. Gail

    30 March

    Very yummy:-) I love the shades of blue in your pics.

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