Spicy Carrot Cake & Turmeric Frosting

Name: Spicy Carrot Cake & Turmeric Frosting
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ cardamom pod; berries and orange slices; 140 g (5 oz / 1 cup) Gluten-free Flour Mix; 160 ml (5 fl oz / ⅔ cup) Almond Milk, shop-bought or home-made; 5 dried apricots, chopped; 140 ml (5 fl oz / 1 cup) maple syrup; ½ teaspoon ground cloves; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 235 g (8 oz / 1½ cups) grated carrots; 1 vanilla pod (bean), scraped; 60 ml (2 fl oz / ¼ cup) plant milk, shop-bought or home-made (see recipe); 1 teaspoon turmeric; ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 160 g (5 oz / 1 cup) cashews, soaked for 2 hours, then drained; 60 ml (2 fl oz / ¼ cup) maple syrup

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Happy Vegan Food

By Bettina Campolucci Bordi

Published 2022

About

I have had a love affair with carrot cake for as long as I can remember. This version contains lots of amazing spices and as many carrots as I could possibly fit in.

Ingredients

140 ml (5 fl oz / 1 cup) maple syrup
140

Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Line a 20 cm (8 ins) round cake tin (pan) with grease