Eggless Carrot Cake

This homemade vegetarian eggless carrot cake is absolutely foolproof. The recipe is simple and easy to follow. And, since it's egg-free and dairy-free, it's also lower in fat than usual varieties.

You might also want to try this recipe for an orange flavored cream cheese frosting. Recipe here.

Serves 4

Time 45 mins

Ingredients

1 cup grated carrots

1 cup walnuts, chopped

¼ cup brown sugar

¾ cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract/essence

½ cup butter or margarine, softened

½ tsp salt

1 ½ tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon powder

1 ¼ cups flour

¼ cup soy milk

Preparation

• Pre-heat oven to 325 F. Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Combine vanilla, butter, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, sugar, flour and soy milk and whisk until well mixed.
• Fold in the carrot and walnuts.
• Spread batter evenly in baking pan. Bake for 45 minutes at 170 degrees Celsius.
• Take it out and allow to cool on the rack.
• Frost with a orange/lemon cream cheese frosting if you like.

Recipe for Carrot cake (with egg) and frosting.