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wow, this cake is so good its hard to believe its raw!
CAKE
3/4 Cup of shredded/grated carrot
1/4 Cup fresh moist dates, pitted
1 T flax seed, ground
4 T coconut shreds
1 tsp vanilla
2 T blue agave nectar
2 T cashews, ground
1/4 -1/2 Cup raisins (not soaked)
1/4 T cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1/4 tsp salt
Blend dates until they are a paste then add everything else except for nuts, raisins and about a handful of carrot shavings. Add nuts, raisins and carrot to the blend and pulse until well blended. Mold into desired shape and place in dehydrator about 4 hours at 115 degrees or until firm enough to hold frosting.
1 Cup cashews (soaked in water for 2-3 hours)
4 T agave nectar
2 T orange juice
2 T coconut butter or oil
1 t of orange rind
pinch of salt
FrostingPlace all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth and creamy. Please in refrigerator and allow to thicken if necessary. Frost cake as you desire.
i found the recipe on therawtable.com, they have some really yummy recipes and cool products
What is agave nectar?
I am in raw heaven with this...a favorite
My food proccessor doesn't chop up flax seeds, so I used raw oats instead. Tastes great! How weird, I did exactly what u did, repurpose! I doubled the cake and cut out some agave. I think this cake is the best raw thing I've ever made!
Wow is this one a winner! First time I dehydrated a raw "cake" and it makes a huge difference with mouth-feel and flavor. It really is nearly indistinguishable from a (denser) baked carrot cake. I doubled the recipe for the cake only and still had lots of frosting left, which I have no complaints about ;) About doubled the spices, too, and cut the agave a bit, but otherwise it's a perfect recipe. Thank you for sharing, Hannah! I am definitely going to make these into mini cupcakes at the next (omni) church potluck. I'll report back :)
I was so craving carrot cake so I just had this for lunch un-dehydratetd and it was yummy! I had to make a few substitutions so in case anyone else is out of something you can use almonds ground instead of the cashews in the cake, hemp seed instead of flaxseed and ginger root instead of powder. And I skipped the icing. My non-raw Mom took one bite and said "WOW." I ate half the recipe, though, so for my family this would serve 2!
the dehydrator the i have is a NESCO it costs about 70 bucks... so its a bargin
This recipes sounds great and makes for easy preparation. I am looking forward to learning how good it tastes. Thanks for sharing!
Karimah
I have to try this...it looks so good!
I have to buy a Dehydrator,I need a good one that really works.
your very welcome
Like harmonylia I also made it into cookies and they are AWESOME!! No frosting needed. Thanks so much for this decadent recipe!
I made it into mini cookies and it is dehydrating now. They taste great!
well you could soak a few for dates in water and that would work just fine
I just realised the agave is in the icing in which case I will use dates instead. Sorry for not reading the recipe properly.
Hi Hannah,
This cake looks amazing. Do you think the agave makes a difference? I am trying to cut this from my diet but many recipes have it in the list. Perhaps I should up the dates? What do you think?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for all the good feed back... everyone who trys making it let me know how it goes!
yup, i use a food processor... i dont have a vita mix so my blender is not powerful enough. food processor work perfect... it keeps good texture.
MMMM, gonna prep it now, thanks!!!
Are you using a Food Processor or Blender for the cake?
Can't wait to try it! Thanks!
ooh, that looks so tasty
ooh, that looks so tasty
OMG I can't wait to try this!
lol your right i cant recall a time when carrot cake had crust, its so good ... the texture is just like the real deal.
This looks soooo good! One of my first experiences with making raw food recipes was something that was called carot cake, but it was a pile of carrot mush in a date/almond "crust" & wasn't anything like cake at all - this looks yummy, & no crust - since when did carrot cake have a crust? :D