Homemade Vegan Carrot Cake Recipes

Who doesn’t like a nice slice of carrot cake? Yummy yum yum. One of England’s favourite tea time treats, this is actually a quick bread (a bread made without yeast) but tastes like cake, so that’s just as good.

As carrots are one of nature’s sweetest vegetables, it tastes like dessert! Other quick breads you will know are banana bread and gingerbread.

This vegan carrot cake recipe (The Veg Space) is from a trained chef, but is super-easy to make with affordable everyday ingredients, and tastes just as good (if not better) than cakes made with dairy and eggs. Keep nutmeg away from pets.

The fresh grated carrots are combined with walnuts for a tasty cake batter made with soya milk (to replace the egg) and dairy-free cream cheese and vegan butters with no palm oil for the icing. You can decorate the cake with chopped pistachios like the photos, or use more affordable walnuts or pecans if preferred.

For tinned foods, fully remove lids (put inside) or pop ring-pulls back over holes (and pinch top opening closed) before recycling, to avoid wildlife getting trapped.

If used, bin citrus scraps as acids could harm compost creatures. Same with tomato/rhubarb and allium scraps (onion, leeks, garlic, shallots, chives). It’s okay to put them in food waste bins (made into biogas).

Tips for Good Carrot Cake

Never over-mix the batter, fold gently.
Use an oven thermometer, and measure baking soda to avoid bitterness.
A frosted cake will keep in a sealed container in the fridge for a few days.
Bring slices to room temperature, before serving. Nice with maple syrup and tea!

More vegan carrot cake recipes

This vegan carrot cake (Rainbow Nourishments) is from an Aussie baker, you don’t have to do all the fancy frosting, but you can if you want to! All Anthea’s recipes use everyday ingredients, with no egg replacers needed.

Gluten-free? Ela Vegan’s got you covered. This cake is sweetened with maple syrup.

At Elizabeth’s Table is a recipe blog run by a Roman Catholic. At the end of each recipe, she offers a little prayer that you can say, to thank God for (in this case) carrot cake!

Jesus, thank you for the gifts of delicious desserts. Grant us the time to enjoy this cake with our friends and loved ones. Amen.

Elizabeth also offers an oil-free version if you’re waiting your weight.

Vegan carrot cake cookies

If you’re scared you may wolf a whole cake down in one go, try these carrot cake cookies (Rainbow Nourishments). Again, simple to make and you can stash the rest in an airtight container, or offer them when company’s coming.