Steemit Iron Chef 2017 #02 : 🎥 Vegan Carrot Cake With Coconut Cashew Lime Frosting (Video) 🎥 + Bonus Carrot Veggie Burger Recipe
Steemit Iron Chef round #2. Who doesn't love a yummy piece of carrot cake? I sure do. If you happened to be in the neighborhood, there is still some left ;)
Since I had so much fun making the kimchi video earlier this week, I decided to make another one to enter this amazing challenge hosted by the super creative and wonderful @progressivechef.
So again It took a bit longer to make the post…. But I made it just in time to enter for this week. Next week we will be traveling but I will do my best to come up with something good ;)
Since I bought so many carrots on the market earlier this week, I also made carrot veggie burgers for dinner followed by a piece of carrot cake. What a better way than to spend your evening... good food and an even better dessert.
Let the carrot feast begin!
🎥 Vegan Carrot Cake With Coconut Cashew Lime Frosting (Video)
The recipe
Ingredients
For the carrot cake
2 cups flour of your choice
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
2.5 cups grated carrots
11/4 cup raw palm sugar
2 chia egg (or flax seed egg, 1 egg = 1 tbsp chia seeds or ground flax seeds + 3 tbsp water)
1/2 cup olive or coconut oil (we used olive oil)
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Frosting
1 cup raw unsalted cashews, soaked
1/4 cup desiccated coconut
1 lime, juice and zest
1-1.5 tbsp extra virgin coconut oil
1-2 tbsp maple syrup (optional)
1/2 cup coconut milk
Directions
For the cake
- Preheat oven to 350F or 180C and grease a cake pan with coconut oil. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix 2 tbsp chia seeds and 6 tbsp water to make 2 chia eggs. Stir well and set aside for a few minutes to make the "egg."
- Then combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine. Set aside.
- In another bowl, mix the sugar, vanilla extract, apple cider vinegar, and oil. Mix well before adding the chia egg and mix again.
- Combine the dry and wet mixture, stirring until homogenous. Add carrots and stir again until incorporated.
- When the cake mix is too dry add a little water until the desired consistency.
- Pour into greased cake pan and cook for 30 to 45 minutes in the oven. Or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While the cake is in the oven, add all ingredients for the frosting into a blender and process until smooth. Set aside in the fridge.
- When ready allow to cool before adding the frosting. Let rest in the fridge so the frosting can set.
- OPTIONAL: top with your favorite superfoods. I used goji berries and almond slices.
Bonus carrot recipe: carrot veggie burger
I served the veggies burger with a mix of oven roasted sweet potatoes and regular potatoes, and green beans.
Carrot burger ingredients (makes 6 patties)
1.5 cup cooked chickpeas
1 chia egg (mix 1 tbsp chia seeds + 3 tbsp water, let sit for few minutes)
1 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup panko
1 tbsp homemade black tahini
2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp dried oregano
Splash of sesame oil
Sea salt and black pepper
Directions
- Add carrots to a blender and food processor and process until small grains. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- Pulse/blend chickpeas. Do not overprocess, you still want some texture in them. Add them to the mixing bowl.
- Then blend sunflower seeds, panko, tahini, pepper, salt, and herbs. Transfer to mixing bowl.
- Mix carrots, chickpeas, sunflower mix, chia egg, and sesame oil until all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Make patties and cook/fry them in coconut oil or bake them in the oven.
Bon Appétit
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Great stuff! We got two recipes in one post great bargain! Two for one deal lol...
Hehe! recipes on sale today ;) Thanks for your comment!
awesome loved the video too ...
Thanks @globaldoodlegems. Glad you liked the video. I'm having so much fun making them. Have a lovely weekend!
Oooh!! You made a Vegan Carrot Cake!! I would so love to taste this and see how it compares to the normal version...
I like the suspenseful rhythm of music in your video..you don't need a sign proof in your videos, because your tattoo on your arm is like your recognizable signature hehe..
I simply had to share this link with @thekitchenfairy, who was thinking of ways to veganize my carrot cake recipe..Well done, girlie! All the best!
We still have a piece left if you are quick hehe.... Thanks for all the support and the kitty tattoo is brand new and will become my new signature indeed. Have a beautiful weekend ;)
Wait for meee!! I'm coming for it!!
Look forward to seeing the kitty tattoo more and more in your vids =)
Hehe! Thanks so much! She is in a prime spot to be noticed a lot. Might make a post about my tattoos... but I'm so busy meeting up with friends that are passing through and then we leave for Europe on Tuesday... why is one day only 24 hours... damn it... have a great day ;)
Hi... @amy-goodrich best regards for you... Look so delicious. Your posting really make me hungry and want too eat this cake... Really nice posting. Nice to meet you my friend. 😋
We have some leftovers in the fridge ;) Quick flight to Cambodia hehe! Thanks for stopping by!
Yummy yummy! Thanks so much for sharing the recipes! Have a great night!
Thanks... morning on my side of the world. Almost time to take a break and go to the gym ;) Have a great evening!
He he well ... have a great Day!
Thanks for the nice recipies. Maybe I don't understand: in the carrot cake you write 11/4 of sugar. Is this correct?
Thanks @tikotiko! Yes, it is 1 + 1/4 cup of raw palm or cane sugar. Not the most healthy recipe, I know, but super delicious. Maybe I should go on a mission to try and make a healthier version but then I love a sweet cake!
No don't change the recipe!!
It is great as is!
Hehe! It sure is... sometimes we need to indulge and I like my sweets ;)
Your carrot cake looks so moist and delicious. I do not know a lot about vegan baking and I have a question. I was wondering about the chia egg. Why do you hydrate the chia first before adding it to the cake mix? Does the chia egg actually act to bind the cake ingredients or is there for texture? Thanks so much! Great cake!
Thanks, @chefsteve for your comment. Chia seeds have the ability to take up fluids 10 times their weight. When they do they form a gel-like, slimy substance that resembles the texture of an egg. Have a lovely day.
This looks fantastic. Great details and photos!
Thanks @eyeofthemind. have a great day ;)
Those Goji are really a detail of flavour... everything seems to be so tasty! :)
Thanks fellow goji lover. Have a beautiful weekend ;)
Loved your video!
(actually, I also loved the beautiful white flowers!)
Thanks! Just checked out your profile.. looking forward to seeing more art food creations ;)