Vegan Recipes - Desserts

All-Time Best Vegan Carrot Cake

This is a yummy carrot cake with rich cream cheese frosting. It tastes very much like the non-vegan version.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups finely-shredded carrots
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup applesauce
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 egg substitute (Ener-G)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Cream Cheese Frosting

3 ounces Better Than Cream Cheese cream cheese substitute
1/4 cup margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Grease and flour a 10" X 9" or square cake pan. Stir together dry ingredients. Mix in the carrots, egg subs, oil, apple sauce, and vanilla. Beat about 2-3 minutes , until well mixed. Stir in the nuts, if used. Bake at 325 F for about 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Once the Better Than Cream Cheese is at room temperature, mix all ingredients together. Frost cake.

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