• Raw and fresh carrot cake is not only delicious, it’s also vegan! The raw ingredients mean that the flavours are all the more powerful, and even non-vegans won’t be able to resist yet another piece. You can’t get much fresher than this delicious dessert.

    Raw and fresh carrot cake

    Ingredients

    • 200g dates
    • 150ml orange juice
    • 700g carrots, finely grated
    • 150g pecan nuts, finely ground
    • 60ml (¼ cup) raisins, roughly chopped
    • 5ml (1 tsp) nutmeg
    • 5ml (1 tsp) all spice
    • 2,5ml (½ tsp) salt
    • zest of ½ an orange
    • 125ml (½ cup) desiccated coconut

    Instructions

    1

    Combine the dates and orange juice in a food processor and blend to create a fairly smooth paste.

    2

    Combine the remaining ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.

    3

    Spoon the mixture into a large, greased springform cake tin, smoothing the top.

    4

    Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the cake has set.

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