Carrot Cake Recipe!

 

 Carrot Cake! 

Cake Batter

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 Cup light brown sugar
• 1 Cup coconut sugar 
• 2 tsp baking soda 
• 2 tsp cinnamon 
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger 
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 cups grated carrots 
• 1/2 Cup coconut oil
• 1 Cup apple sauce 
• 3/4 cup almond milk 
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract 
• 3 cups grated carrots

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. (Flour, light brown sugar, coconut sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, and salt.) Mix them all together until well blended. Set aside. 
3. Wash carrots, then grate them until you have 3 cups. Set aside. 
4. Grease two 9 inch cake pans with plant-based butter and flour. 
5. Grab the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients, and add in the wet ingredients. (Coconut oil, apple sauce, almond milk, vanilla extract.) Mix them all together until well blended. 
6. Add the carrots into the mixture, mix them gently. 
7. Pour the batter into the two cake pans evenly. 
8. Bake the cakes for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. 

Frosting

Ingredients:

• 1 stick plant-based butter OR half cup 
• 8 oz plant-based cream cheese
• 4 Cups powdered sugar 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Soften butter at room temperature, then add to a mixing bowl. Mix the butter in the bowl until creamy. 
2. Add the cream cheese to the bowl, then mix it with the butter until well blended.  
3. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract to the bowl. Mix everything together until it is all well blended. Set aside. 

Now Time to Prepare!

1. Once the cakes cool, it's time to add the frosting!
2. For the first cake, add frosting to the top until covered. This will be the creamy middle layer!
3. Carefully place the second cake on top of the first one. 
4. Ice the entire cake until fully covered in frosting. 
5. Enjoy!