Craving a delicious carrot cake without the hassle of grating carrots? This easy, wholesome recipe brings all the carroty flavor you love—thanks to Benefit Enrich Carrot Juice—while keeping prep simple and mess-free. Naturally sweetened with apricots and topped with a tangy vegan icing, this loaf is perfect for a cozy treat or an impressive plant-based bake.
This recipe delivers on carroty-goodness without having to grate a single carrot!
Dry Ingredients: 2 cups flour ½ cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ginger ½ cup chopped walnuts ½ tsp salt
Wet Ingredients: 1 cup apricots (soaked in water) 1 cup Benefit Enrich Carrot Juice ¼ cup olive oil
For the icing: 2 tbsp vegan creme fraiche or cream ‘cheese’ 2 tbsp icing sugar 1 tsp cinnamon Squeeze fresh lemon juice
Method: Preheat the oven to 180ºC Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add the apricots, Benefit Enrich Carrot Juice and olive oil to a food processor and blitz until combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix together with a wooden spoon, careful not to overwork it. Add to a lined baking loaf tin and bake for 50 minutes, or until you can stick a knife in and it comes out clean. For the icing, simply mix all of the ingredients together and pour over the cake once cooled.