July 14, 2011

Super Yummy Buckwheat Carrot Cake

I sometimes come down with these weird cravings which seem to appear out of nowhere.

Two days ago, I was making sushi for dinner, and suddenly I sat back and said "Man, I would love some carrot cake!"

Fast forwards two days, after researching different recipes for carrot cake, and I have come up with one. I compared probably about 12 different recipes, none of which were vegan or gluten free and came up with this recipe which is both delicious and exceedingly unhealthy.

Enjoy!
Natalia's Buckwheat Carrot Cake
Ingredients:
4 tbsp finely ground flax seeds mixed with 9 tbsp room temperature water
2/3 cups canola oil
1/3+1/4 cup vegan margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp Vanilla

1 1/2 cups buckwheat flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 tsp Xanthan Gum 
2 tsp Baking Soda
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Cinnamon

3 cups Grated Carrots
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions
Preheat the oven to 375.
In a small bowl, mix together all of the wet ingredients (the first set of ingredients), and set aside. 
In a second bowl, mix together the dry ingredients, being sure to blend them all well. (you don't want a huge chunk of cinnamon in the middle of your cake!!)
Combine the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, adding a bit of almond milk or water if it's too thick. 
Mix in the grated carrots and chopped pecans, mixing well. 
Oil and flour a large rectangular baking dish, and spread the batter with a rubber spatula evenly across the pan. 
Drop in the oven and bake for about 45 minutes or so (Insert a fork in the center of the cake to see if it comes out clean. When it does, the cake is cooked)
Your house is going to smell delicious! The cinnamon really adds a pleasant "homemakery" scent to the air. 
If you want to, you can ice it. What I did was cut the cake in half, and layer it using this icing:
Vegan Cream Cheese Icing:
Ingredients:
1/2 8oz container of soy cream cheese
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tbsp vegan margarine
1/2 1kg bag of Icing sugar

Directions
In a bowl using electric beaters, whip the cream cheese, vanilla, and margarine. Slowly begin to add the icing sugar until it reaches the desired thickness!

Then ice!


3 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, I love carrot cake and have not had it in a LONG time! Thanks for posting this yummy looking vegan recipe. I will have to bookmark it and make it sometime soon.

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  2. @Mariah it's really good! I recommend it!

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  3. you can also sub the canola and margarine for coconut oil, I think that would be a healthier alternative plus it's tasty =)

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