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Ingredients
Carrot cake
- 60 g extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for greasing
- 110 g boiling water
- 15 g flaxmeal (see Tips)
- 150 g walnuts
- 280 g carrots, cut into pieces
- 60 g sultanas
- 160 g Rapadura sugar
- 1 banana, cut into pieces
- 250 g wholemeal self-raising flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (see Tips)
- 30 g plant-based milk of choice
Orange frosting
- 100 g raw cacao butter
- 1 tbsp arrowroot flour
- 40 g pure maple syrup
- 80 g plant-based milk of choice
- 3 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1 - 2 pinches salt
- 40 g vegan butter (see Tips)
- 1 orange, zest only, no white pith
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1362.8 kJ / 324.5 kcal
- Protein
- 3.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 36.1 g
- Fat
- 17.9 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
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