A wholesome grain-free vegan carrot cake with cassava and tigernut flour, cardamom and lime.
Happy April beautiful! I’ve baked this Grain-free Carrot Cake for Easter and today I’d love to share the recipe with you. As I still had some leftover cassava and tigernut flours from making my Rosemary Lemon Brownies I’ve decided to test them in a grain-free carrot cake.
So now you have another recipe to try if you did buy the flours especially for the brownies. It’s a lovely wholesome carrot cake version, the sponge is moist and flavored with lime and cardamom.
Recently I came across a whipping oat cream and I’ve used it to frost the cake. You can see it worked really well. Thank you to Oatly. But you could also use whipped coconut cream, cashew cream or any of your favorite plant-based frostings. For the decoration simple lime zest and few slices of lime are pretty. I had to of course add a few spring blossoms for my photos.
If you aren’t looking for a grain-free option I also have an older gluten-free version of a carrot cake – Cardamom Pistachio Carrot Cake on the blog.
Hope you enjoy this recipe. Do let me know.
Grain-Free Carrot Cake (vegan)
A wholesome grain-free vegan carrot cake with cassava and tigernut flour, cardamom and lime.
Ingredients
Layer cake:
- 1 1/4 cups packed carrots, grated (200 grams)
- zest of 1 lime
- 1/2 cup cassava flour (110 grams)
- 1/2 cup tigernut flour (70 grams)
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour (30 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- pinch sea salt
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar (100 grams)
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed + 6 tablespoons water
- 1/3 cup olive oil (80 ml)
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Topping:
- whipped plant-based cream
- lime zest
- lime slices
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C)
- Grease and line two 6" round cake baking tins.
- Mix 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed with 6 tablespoons water and set aside to thicken.
- Peel and grate the carrots, add lime zest and set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together cassava flour, tigernut flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, cardamom, salt and sugar.
- In a small bowl whisk together gelled flax eggs, olive oil, lime juice and vanilla.
- Add the wet mix together with the carrots to the dry mix and mix until well combined. You should have a thick muffin consistency. Add a splash of plant-based milk if needed.
- Spoon the mixture evenly into your prepared tins and level out the surface.
- Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes or until a cocktail stick comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven once ready and leave to cool down for 20 minutes before removing from the tins.
- Once the cakes are completely cool, you can assemble the cake. Place the bottom layer onto a cake plate and spread with some whipped cream. Top with the second cake layer and using a spatula frost the sides and top of the cake.
- Decorate with lime zest and lime slices.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 315Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 339mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 3gSugar: 19gProtein: 3g
Hello,
At what point do you mix in the carrots and lime zest?
Hi Shelby, thank you for pointing that out! I forgot to add them in! I just add them in with the wet mix. Hope you enjoy the recipe :)
In step 7
Hola!! Hermosa, delicada carrot!!! hoy termine de hacer harina de chufas, tiene aroma a nuez, esta semana hago tu receta. Hoy hice la de chocolate con remolacha y nos encanto, es dulce, humeda, delicada. Super!!!
Hola Marcela! I’m so happy you loved it! Thank you for your lovely comment :)
Your creations are just so beautiful Hana but you had me at carrot cake : )
I bought some tiger nut flour a while back then I wondered what I was going to do with it and my neighbour has so many limes falling off her tree.
I don’t know where I can buy casava flour though any ideas about a substitution?
Angela X
Cassava ist chickpea flour. You can grind your dry chickpeas into flour/powder.
Hi Angela, how are you lovely? Looks like it’s a perfect timing! Just use other gluten-free flour you have around. Much Love Hana x
Hello! Looks delicious! We are recently grain-free. Can I substitute almond flour for the tiger nut? Thanks!!
Can you use apple sauce instead of flaxseed?