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  - cake
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# :cake: Vegan Carrot Cake

![Vegan Carrot Cake](../../assets/images/vegan-carrot-cake.jpg){ loading=lazy }

| :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:-----------------------: |
| 50 minutes |

## :salt: Ingredients - Cake

- :ear_of_rice: 3 cups all-purpose flour
- :candy: 2.25 cups sugar
- :coconut: 0.75 cups shredded coconut
- :cup_with_straw: 1 Tbsp baking soda
- :custard: 1.5 tsp cinnamon
- :salt: 1.5 tsp salt
- :oil_drum: 18 Tbsp canola oil
- :apple: 0.75 cup applesauce
- :pineapple: 0.75 cup crushed pineapple, juice included
- :icecream: 1 Tbsp vanilla
- :carrot: 3 cups grated carrots

## :salt: Ingredients - Buttercream Frosting

- :cake: 1 [buttercream frosting][1] (alternate)
- :cheese_wedge: 8 oz cream cheese
- :butter: 8 Tbsp butter
- :candy: 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- :icecream: 1 Tbsp vanilla

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 8-inch cake pans
- 1 parchment
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 cake pans
- 1 butter knife
- 1 large bowl
- 1 hand mixer

## :pencil: Instructions

### Step 1

For the cake, preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 8-inch cake pans with parchment and set aside.

### Step 2

Into a large mixing bowl, add all-purpose flour, sugar, shredded coconut, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, and combine.
Add canola oil, applesauce, crushed pineapple, juice included, and vanilla and mix well until combined. Add grated
carrots and mix well until incorporated.

### Step 3

Into prepared cake pans, evenly divide batter and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a butter knife inserted comes out
clean. Remove from oven and let cool.

### Step 4

For the [buttercream frosting][1] (alternate), into a large bowl, add cream cheese and butter and beat with a hand
mixer until combined. Add confectioners' sugar one cup at a time and slowly mix until fully incorporated. Add vanilla
and beat until smooth.

### Step 5

Place one cake on a serving plate and spread 1/3 of batter over top evenly. Place second cake on top and frost top and
sides with remaining frosting.

## :link: Source

- <https://vegnews.com/2022/10/cafe-indigo-vegan-carrot-cake-recipe>

[1]: <../../ingredients/frosting/classic-vanilla-buttercream-frosting.md>