Carrot Orange Ginger Vegan Cake
From turtle66 13 years agoIngredients
- Makes one 9" round cake shopping list
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour shopping list
- 1 tspn baking powder shopping list
- 1 tspn baking soda shopping list
- 1 tspn ground cinnamon shopping list
- 1/2 tspn freshly grated nutmeg shopping list
- 1/2 tspn salt shopping list
- 3/4 cup unfiltered apple juice shopping list
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil shopping list
- 3/4 cup raisins shopping list
- 1/2 cup maple syrup shopping list
- zest of 1 orange, freshly grated shopping list
- 3 medium carrots, grated (~1 1/2 cups) shopping list
- 2 tspn freshly grated ginger shopping list
- 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Oil and flour a 9" round cake pan, line the bottom of the pan with parchment and grease again. If desired, wrap even bake strips around the cake pan.
- 2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
- 3. In a blender or food processor, puree the apple juice, vegetable oil, raisins, maple syrup, and orange zest until smooth.
- 4. Add the grated ginger and carrots to the apple juice mix and pulse a few times until just combined.
- 5. Fold the carrot and apple juice mix into the prepared dry ingredients, using as few strokes as possible and being careful not to overmix.
- 6. Fold in the chopped walnuts.
- 7. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 35-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out cleanly. Meanwhile, make the glaze.
- for glaze:
- 3 Tbspn maple syrup
- 2 Tbspn freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1. Whisk together the syrup and orange juice.
- 2. When the cake has cooled for about 10 minutes, liberally brush the glaze on top of the entire cake. Let cool completely.
- 3. Top cake, if desired, with mandarin orange slices and more glaze.
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Beautiful pic & this recipe sounds delicious & healthy...I want this... thanks for sharing! ;D
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