Nourishing Body, Mind, & Spirit

Mouthwatering Carrot Cake

Servings: 8

Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cook Time: 45 Minutes

Total Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes

Equipment Needed: 

(2) greased 9 inch Cake Pans, Whisk, Large Bowl, Grater, Rubber Spatula, Spoon, Measuring Utensils

Ingredients:

Dry Ingredients -

2 Cups All Purpose Flour

2 teaspoons Baking Soda

2 teaspoons Coriander, Ground

1/4 teaspoon Cardamom

1/4 teaspoon Allspice

2 teaspoons Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

3/4 Cup Brown Sugar

3/4 Cup Cane Sugar

1/4 Cup Coconut, Shredded

1 Cup Walnuts, Chopped

1/4 Cup Raisins

2 Cups Carrots, Peeled, Grated (Heaping)

Wet Ingredients -

4 Egg Replacer, equivalent of 4 eggs, prepared

1 Cup Applesauce

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract, Non-alcoholic

1 Cup Vegetable Oil

Frosting -

4 - 4 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar (Confectioner's Sugar)

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1 Cup Vegan Butter (Earth Balance)

3-4 Tablespoons Lemon Juice, Fresh

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9-inch cake pans with Vegetable Spray, then flour them and set aside. In a large bowl, place all the Dry Ingredients in the bowl: Flour, Coriander, Cardamom, Allspice, Sugars, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, Salt, Carrots, Walnuts, Raisins, Coconut, and separate lumps.

2. Add all Wet Ingredients to the bowl: Egg Replacer, Vanilla, Vegetable Oil, Applesauce, and mix until creamy.

3. Divide the batter into the Cake Pans. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Meanwhile, make frosting.

4. Mix all frosting ingredients in a bowl and set in a refrigerator to cool (that makes for the perfect icing).

5. Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack (the longer you wait, the better cling for the cake) and "dump" them upside down for a perfectly flat cake top.

6. When cakes is completely cool, spread a layer of frosting on the top of one of the cakes, then place the other cake on top of the frosted cake. Do not "skimp" on the middle frosting, you want the frosting in the middle to be sizable to sight. Spread a layer of frosting on top of the second cake and all around the sides of both cakes.

7. Mmmmm. Eat & Enjoy!