Vegan Carrot Cake

This was the first vegan cake recipe I have tried! It's pretty easy to make and everything looked and smelled good before I popped it into the oven. Ingredients included flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, oil, sugar, maple syrup (I used agave nectar since maple syrup is tricky and can be non-vegan at times), pineapple juice, and shredded carrots.

The true test was to see how it baked and the texture and moistness of the cake.

The cake rose well and the texture was nice and moist! It is a more delicate cake and not too sweet which I prefer. I think when paired with a frosting, the cake is fine as is and does not need to be sweeter.

I made a basic "buttercream" frosting which was way too sweet for me so I have some experimenting to do in that department. I am going to try a vegan cream cheese frosting next time. I also found some vegan marshmallow creme! I am going to try to use that to make buttercream next time. Will keep you posted!