Raw Carrot cake with Cashew Frosting (GF) - with photo

[Tebasile]

I like to rescue the pulp left over from juicing carrots for this cake.

If you don't have a juicer, process your carrots in the TMX on speed 4-5 . Press the pulp through a fine colander, strainer, nutmilk bag or cheese cloth to extract the juice. The pulp shouldn't be too soggy.
I used cashew cream for the frosting, which can be stored for 2-3 days in the fridge or frozen. Place 2 cups soaked and rinsed cashews in the TMX-bowl, cover them with fresh water and a squeeze of lemon. Blend on speed 8-10 smooth

Ingredients:

Cake

200 g Pecans ( soaked in water for 6-12 hours and drained)
150 g Dates (soaked in water for 5-10 min)
600 g dry Carrot Pulp (around 4 cups)
1 Tbl. Vanilla extract
1 Pinch of Salt
1 Tbl. Cinnamon
1 Tsp. Cardamon
2 Tbl. Mesquite flour
1 Tbl. Golden Flaxseed, ground
1 Tsp. Maca
75 g Coconutoil

Frosting

200 g Cashew Cream
180 g Dates
50 g Date soak water
1 Tbl. Vanilla extract
Juice of 1 orange
35 g Coconut flour or flakes

Dried Coconut flakes (for garnish)

Method

• Pulse the dates, pecans and carrot pulp 10 times (set to closed lid function and press turbo)
  
• Add remaining ingredients for the cake and process and speed 5

• Blend the ingredients for the frosting on speed 5 . If necessary allow to thicken in the refrigeratorSplit cake batter in half into even circles with a springform a cake ring (on waxed paper or platter lined with plastic wrap)

• Spread less than half of the frosting in the middle of the bottom layer and leave a boarder.
  
• Flip the other layer onto the frosted layer.
  

• Spread the remaining frosting on top and sides of the cake and garnish with dried coconut flakes.
  Chill and set in the refrigerator for an hour or more.
  

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[brazen20au]

wow, looks amazing!

what is maka?

[quirkycooking]

Looks delicious!  Does it just set in the fridge to a firm texture?

[Tebasile]

Thank you 

@ Karen: Maca is peruvian ginseng powder. It is a warming superfood, suited for use in cooler weather and colder climates and has many health benefits. I like to flavour the crust with Maca.

@ Jo: You have to press the crust a little bit and the fridge will do the rest.

[Thermomixer]

Good work - might have to do a bit more in the raw !! section of the forum

[Tebasile]

You should 

[Thermomixer]

Need to give the dehydrator more of a work out too.

[Tebasile]

I hear you

[Tebasile]

I made this cake for a birthday party:

[brazen20au]

wow!!!

[Thermomixer]

BRILLIANT !!!!  Wonder what the Step-daughter will do for Taj's first birthday cake - PRESSURE !! 

[Tebasile]

Let us know 

[mixalot]

I made this the other day, although I halved the recipe, it was so yummy, who would have thought you could have raw cake defianlty will make again!

[Tebasile]

Thank you mixalot. I like your idea using the half recipe 

[Thermomixer]

BRILLIANT !!!!  Wonder what the Step-daughter will do for Taj's first birthday cake - PRESSURE !! 

LOL - funny that this thread was bumped.  I ended up cooking the cake about an hour before guests arrived as she hadn't managed to make anything !!!

Then I had to use No-Egg (egg free substitute) for the first time.  It all worked, but wish they had given a bit more notice !!