Healthy Carrot Cake
My favorite Healthy Carrot Cake recipe! Made in one bowl with oat flour, almond flour, applesauce, and naturally sweetened. Moist, flavorful, and topped with a high-protein vegan cream cheese frosting.
Equipment
Ingredients
Carrot Cake
Wet Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal
- 5 tablespoons water
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ⅓ cup non-dairy milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- ¾ cup oat flour
- ½ tablespoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shredded carrots, freshly shredded (not from a bag)
Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz vegan cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons non-dairy milk
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons vanilla protein powder
For Garnish
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
make the carrot cake
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ and line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper.
- Make the flax eggs by adding the flaxseed meal and water to a small bowl and let it gel for 5 minutes.2 tablespoons flaxseed meal, 5 tablespoons water
- In a large bowl, mix together the flax eggs, applesauce, coconut sugar, non-dairy milk, and vanilla extract until combined.¼ cup unsweetened applesauce, ½ cup coconut sugar, ⅓ cup non-dairy milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Use a spatula to fold in the almond flour, oat flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until just combined. Fold in the shredded carrots, then pour the batter into the lined baking dish.1 cup almond flour, ¾ cup oat flour, ½ tablespoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Bake for 30-33 minutes.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it sit in the pan for 5 minutes. Then, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Make the vegan cream cheese frosting
- Add the vegan cream cheese, non-dairy milk, maple syrup, and vanilla protein powder to a large bowl. Use a hand mixer to beat until smooth and creamy.2 tablespoons vanilla protein powder, 3 tablespoons non-dairy milk, 3 tablespoons maple syrup, 4 oz vegan cream cheese
- Frost the cake and sprinkle with chopped walnuts. Slice and enjoy!¼ cup chopped walnuts
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 250kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 6mg, Sodium: 363mg, Potassium: 145mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 2380IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 136mg, Iron: 1mg
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