Mouthgasmic Food Formula for RAW VEGAN CARROT CAKE
We are grateful for the opportunity to share food here in the Garden of Eden!
One way we do that is by giving away free food every single day, and we extend the offer to you too because we are here to help one and all: if you or anyone you know wants or needs food, contact us - we will give you free food, no questions asked.
Another way we do that is by preparing daily feasts for our full time volunteers and having communal meals together, which we share here on the blockchain every day!
Photographs are another great way to share food across time and space to bring people together, and we also love to share the recipes behind the photos to inspire you to recreate the yumminess in your own kitchen & share with family and friends!
Today, we want to share one of our favorite food formulas for an easy, delicious, nutritious, vegan RAW CARROT CAKE!
Cake Ingredients:
1 cup Shredded carrots
1 cup finely shredded dried coconut
1 cup dried fruit (dates, raisins, or apricots)
1 cup nuts of your choice (walnuts work well)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Optional: ginger- 1/2 teaspoon fresh grated or 1 teaspoon powdered
Frosting Ingredients:
2 cups cashews soaked for 8+ hours & drained, or can substitute cashew or almond butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup agave syrup or honey
Method:
All you need is a food processor and cake pan! It's extremely simple, easy, and fast, and the results are a wonderful, healthy dessert to share with loved ones!
For the cake: Shred the carrots using the food processor shredding blade and set them aside.
Switch to the S blade, and pulse the nuts to your desired consistency. The finer the nuts, the less crunchy the cake will be.
Place dried fruit into the food processor and blend until it is evenly chopped. Break up any chunks into small bits and spread evenly around the food processor.
Add the carrots, coconut, nuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger (optional), and blend until evenly mixed.
Place the mixture into a shallow dish like a pie plate or glass baking pan. Press firmly into the dish until it is all smooth and flat. Set aside.
Make the frosting: Blend all the frosting ingredients in the food processor until smooth, creamy, and thick. Adjust the thickness and sweetness by adding a little more water or agave syrup.
Spread the frosting into the cake. Refrigerate for a few hours to help it firm up and stick together well.
Serve and enjoy healthful sweetness!
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This cake is a wholesome, luscious meal all in itself. And it's so filling that you feel completely satisfied for eating such a healthy treat. I encourage people to try this recipe--it truly is a nutritiously dense delight!! Thanks for tempting me with it again!
Yes!! Unlike "standard" cake that is full of refined flour and sugar, this raw cake retains lots of healthful benefits - a small serving is a wonderful treat, or a larger slice can serve as a full meal as you point out. And it's delicious, and it's easy to make too!
Mmmmmmmmmmmm
Super yummy raw cakes!!!
My kind of food. Will give your recipe a go ;) Have a blessed day at the garden of eden!
Awesome to hear!
Let us know how it goes!
Thanks again for your support!
Mmmmm! It actually looks pretty good @gardenofeden ! Great post to share for my vegan and vegetarian followers in @momskitchen food blog ! Thanks for sharing !! upped and resteemed
Grateful for your support, @momskitchen! <3
raw carrot cake? carrot is one of my favorites but i haven't heard or tried it raw before? wonder how good it is! 👌
We love it! It's dense and moist like a traditional carrot cake, and it's also a bit sticky and chewy. It's a very satisfying raw cake, we highly recommend trying it for yourself!
The Garden of Eden is very generous thanks
Yes and we hope to inspire everyone to embody generosity! There's more than enough of everything!!
Oh my God, how rich this friend looks!
It is very rich yet super wholesome & nutritious!
That really looks great! Can't go wrong with those ingredients. Here's to good, healthy food for everyone!
YES!
You know all about that!
I can't wait to try this raw cake. Thanks for your generosity to everyone!
It is our pleasure!
This looks and sounds amazing. Have to try it! The kids will love putting this together. Thanks so much for sharing. <3
Great project for children, and then they get to eat their project!! It's wonderful to introduce children to healthy foods and desserts at young ages, and the more they can get involved with it the more they will really love and enjoy it and adopt healthy lifestyle habits. Have fun, @misslasvegas!
I'm lucky, because I have four kids who love to help with the food! My experience is that if they help and get to do things independently, they'll pretty much eat anything we make. It's a great way to spend the time together and create something delicious. <3
That is really wonderful to hear! Children are very capable and very curious, and it's important to include them in even the most basic aspects of life like food prep, because they learn that their contribution as well as their tastes and preferences are important, valuable, and worth consideration. It may seem small, but it is really profound.
Check out our @qiqi-power harvesting & making salad: https://steemit.com/homesteading/@qiqi-power/6-year-old-qiqi-makes-her-own-salad-harvests-the-veggies-from-the-garden-and-eats-it
I am already following your girl Qiqi. It's amazing to see your kids 'at work'. I try to teach my kids to become as independent as possible and enable them to make food from scratch. You just never know when it would come in handy. They are also learning to grow their own fruit and vegetables and I believe these basics are essential lessons to learn. I've held a poll among school age children of all ages between 8 and 16 some time ago. To the question where they thought their food came from 80% answered: from the super market. When asked where the super market get their food from, most had no idea! I think it's very important for kids to learn how to produce their own, without having to depend on others. You're doing great work! Thank you again.