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Beet Date Carrot Cake

You'll barely realize this decadent carrot cake is packed with nutrition and sweetened with a nutritious sugar substitute - dates!
4.50 from 2 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 367 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit (176 celsius).
  • Grease and line the bottom of two 9 inch pans with parchment paper. Alternatively grease the pans and flour the bottom and sides.
  • Mix the ground flax and water in a bowl and set aside.
  • Add the carrots, beets, dates, and walnuts (if desired) and process until fine but still chunky. Alternatively, finely grate carrots and beets, and finely dice dates and walnuts.
    Carrots, beets, dates, and walnuts in the processor-making Carrrot Cake
  • In a large bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and date sugar.
  • In a small bowl, mix all of the wet ingredients: apple sauce, vanilla, and soy milk. Add the ground flax and water mixture and combine.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until batter is smooth. Stir in the carrots, beets, dates, and walnuts.
    Dough mixture for Beet Date Carrot Cake – Vegan & Gluten-Free Recipe
  • Divide the batter between the cake pans for a layered cake (layers are thin). Alternatively, you can pour it all in one pan.
  • Bake until the tops of the cake layers are springy when touched and when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 30-40 minutes.
  • Allow the cake to cool for about 15 minutes, then gently turn the pan over and slowly release the cake from the pan.
  • Prepare icing from my Protein Cream "Cheese" Icing recipe detailed above! Frost generously between the layered cakes, on top, and around.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Beet Date Carrot Cake
Amount per Serving
Calories
367
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
7
g
11
%
Saturated Fat
 
2
g
13
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
5
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Sodium
 
176
mg
8
%
Potassium
 
323
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
 
67
g
22
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
30
g
33
%
Protein
 
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
 
6953
IU
139
%
Vitamin C
 
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
 
364
mg
36
%
Iron
 
0.36
mg
2
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Keyword American, Cake, Carrot, Date Sugar, Dates, Dessert, Gluten-free, Healthy, Kid-friendly, Plant based, Popular, Vegan, Vegetarian
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