Carrot cake is a classic American dessert that was invented back in the early 60s. Even the most inexperienced cook could prepare the recipe for the popular carrot pie at that time. It's all about ease of execution and the simplicity and availability of ingredients.

The classic composition of the pie contains eggs and is prepared not from carrot cake, but from grated carrots.

In fact, the taste of the pie improves significantly if you replace the grated root vegetable with cake, of which there is so much left after making carrot juice. With this replacement, the cake turns out to be more tender and airy, which makes the dessert even more appetizing.

In our version, you will not find eggs: the recipe is vegan (lenten), which means no animal products. Most likely, American cooks from the 60s would be very offended to learn that the classic recipe has undergone such changes. But this is not so important, because the main thing is that the dish is not only tasty, but also healthy. For those who still eat eggs, you can try a different recipe, which will also involve spices: ginger, vanillin and nutmeg. What strikingly distinguishes the taste of two similar desserts.

Ingredients

So, to make a carrot cake pie you will need:

• 1.5 tbsp. carrot cake
• 0.5 tbsp. sugar or to taste
• 1/4 tbsp. vegetable oil (corn oil was used in the recipe photo; it gives a bright, rich color to the dough). Coconut, olive or sunflower are also perfect.
• 1 tbsp. flour
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tbsp. crushed walnuts or other to taste
• a pinch of salt

How to make Lenten pie from carrot cake

Mix sugar with carrot cake and a pinch of salt.

Quench soda with lemon juice. Baking soda reacts much more difficultly with lemon juice than with vinegar. Therefore, the soda can be thoroughly mixed with the juice so that no lumps remain. Or add a little more lemon juice.

Pour in vegetable oil and add a small amount of flour. To stir thoroughly. Knead the dough, gradually adding flour.

Add crushed nuts and ground cinnamon. Mix well.

Grease a baking sheet or baking dish with vegetable oil. Pour the dough onto a baking sheet and place in a preheated oven at 200 C° and bake until golden brown.

Depending on the height and diameter of the baking dish, the cake will turn out to be of different heights and density and will be baked for different amounts of time: from 15 to 30 minutes.

To check the carrot dessert for readiness, you need to pierce it with a toothpick. If the dough does not stick to the toothpick, then the pie can be removed from the oven. At the same time, the crust of the pie should be dense and golden brown.

This is what a sweet carrot cake cake will look like, cooked in a tall baking dish.

And here are the slices of the pie, which was baked on a regular baking sheet. The cake itself is much thinner, but this dough bakes better and less moisture remains inside. Ideal for those who do not like “wet” cakes or pies.

Enjoy your tea!

Probably, many domestic housewives are accustomed to using carrots in the process of preparing second and first courses. But what if you turn this bright, tasty and incredibly healthy vegetable into something different, more interesting and unusual? For example, a completely easy-to-make and delicious eggless carrot cake can easily decorate both an everyday dinner and a holiday banquet.

For all those who strive to follow the principles of healthy eating, it is extremely important to enrich their daily diet with treats that bring maximum benefit to the body. At first glance, baking simply cannot do anything other than harm to the body. But if you add ordinary carrots to it and remove eggs from the composition, then the taste of the finished dessert will not suffer at all, but its benefits will increase significantly.

A few words about the dish

If cake is a truly festive treat, which is often baked only for a banquet, then eggless carrot cake is an extremely simple dessert, ideal for everyday tea drinking or even a quick snack. The process of making such baked goods is so simple that you only need to prepare a set of products and find about an hour of free time.

In addition, numerous recipes for pies without eggs, which can be only carrot or with the addition of apples, with dried fruits or chocolate chips, cottage cheese, milk, kefir, make it possible to constantly experiment and surprise your family every day with new desserts.

Among the proposed cooking methods, you can choose baked goods that are impeccable in their composition, complexity and preparation time. On average, the calorie content of 100 g of carrot cake without eggs is approximately 250-300 kcal. It’s no wonder that treats made from this vegetable are often included in various fitness diets.

During heat treatment, carrots do not lose their beneficial properties. For example, the content of beneficial beta-carotene, as well as vitamin B, does not decrease at all during baking. Heat treatment helps reduce lipids, proteins and dietary fiber, but the digestive system can more easily digest the baked vegetable.

Carrot cakes are the best way to end a meal, as they can increase appetite.

This type of baking is ideal for teaching children the taste of vegetables from an early age. And the many different recipes for eggless carrot cakes will help everyone find a special dish that will appeal to all family members.

Secrets of choosing ingredients

If you are planning to make a pie with carrots, opt for juicy varieties of this vegetable. It is best that it has an absolutely smooth, orange surface, free of any dents or damage. It’s definitely not worth stocking up on carrots collected last year to make a pie - they will be dry and hardly suitable for creating a delicious dessert.

Those who doubt the freshness of the vegetable should pay attention to its tops - they should be elastic and rich green in color. It is best to choose young or early carrots for the pie - they will be much sweeter than late varieties. But the size of the vegetables is not at all important, only one thing is important - it should be convenient for you to grate them.

Classic version

If this is your first time deciding to cook such a dish, first check out the recipe for a simple, but very tasty and attractive carrot cake without eggs and kefir. By the way, such baked goods, as you may have guessed, are perfect not only for those who watch their figure, but also for vegetarians, because they contain no ingredients of animal origin. In addition, it will be useful to remember this Lenten pie recipe on the eve of Easter.

So, to prepare a delicious healthy treat you will need:

• 300 g carrots;
• 200 g flour;
• 50 ml vegetable oil;
• 100 g sugar;
• 5 g baking powder;
• 100 g almonds or walnuts;
• a teaspoon of ground cinnamon;
• a pinch of salt.

How to bake a pie

The process of making carrot cake without eggs is extremely simple; any housewife can handle it.

First of all, grate the pre-peeled and washed carrots on a coarse grater. Then add the prepared sugar to it and mix well.

After this, it remains to add the remaining products into the mixture. Add vegetable oil, flour, salt and baking powder to the sugar carrots.

Grind walnuts or almonds in a mortar, blender, or simply chop with a knife. Add them to the dough last, along with the prepared cinnamon. Finally, mix all the ingredients well.

Prepare a baking pan by lining its surface with special parchment. Then pour the dough into it and put it all in the oven for half an hour. The cake should be baked at 200 degrees.

Among other things, you can make this carrot cake without eggs and in a slow cooker. The recipe remains unchanged. The only difference lies in the fact that the prepared dough should be placed in a multicooker bowl pre-lubricated with a drop of vegetable oil. Then you need to cover it with a lid and turn on the appropriate program for 40 minutes.

As a result, you will get a very beautiful, appetizing pie with an attractive golden crust and an indescribable aroma. This treat will certainly please your household.

Carrot-apple pie without eggs

This recipe is sure to please all sweet tooths and baking lovers. To prepare you will need:

• 200 g flour;
• 100 g sugar;
• 0.5 kg carrots;
• 300 g apples;
• a teaspoon of soda;
• a pinch of salt;
• 100 ml vegetable oil;
• 20 g powdered sugar.

If you wish, you can supplement the recipe with raisins, nuts, citrus zest or dried fruits. And if the apples turn out to be too sour, then you can not quench the soda with vinegar, but add it to the dough in dry form.

Cooking process

First, peel, wash the carrots and chop them on a coarse grater. Then sprinkle it with salt and sugar. Gradually pour vegetable oil into the mixture and add sifted flour.

Now extinguish the prepared soda with vinegar and also add it to the carrot dough. As you knead, the mass will gradually increase in volume, becoming noticeably more fluffy.

The prepared dough should be baked for half an hour at 180 degrees. Don't forget to prepare the pie pan by greasing it with a little vegetable oil or simply lining it with parchment.

After the baked dessert has cooled, cover it with a lace napkin or a special stencil and sprinkle with powdered sugar. As a result, you will get a very beautiful ornament on its surface. By the way, a photo of a carrot cake can help you in decorating your baked goods. Without eggs, it turns out no less beautiful, lush and elaborate. So you can decorate it just as effectively as a birthday cake.

cupcake without eggs

This pastry cannot be called dietary, despite the absence of animal products, but it turns out to be extremely tasty and will definitely appeal to children. So, for cooking you will need:

• 200 ml kefir;
• 50 ml vegetable oil;
• 150 g carrots;
• 100 g sugar;
• 200 g flour;
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder;
• a teaspoon of baking powder;
• the same amount of ground cinnamon;
• a pinch of salt;
• a little powdered sugar for decoration.

How to make it yourself

The carrot cake recipe differs from a simple cake in that the dry and liquid ingredients in its composition are mixed separately. So first grate the prepared carrots and add sugar to it. After thoroughly kneading, add salt, baking powder and cocoa powder here. Gradually add flour to the mixture and knead well.

In a separate container, combine prepared kefir at room temperature and vegetable oil. Finally, add the liquid mixture to the dough and mix again.

Transfer the mixture into the prepared baking dish and place in the oven for half an hour. The oven should be preheated to 200 degrees.

Experienced chefs can easily check the readiness of baked goods with a regular toothpick.

As a result, you will get a very aromatic, tasty and delicate chocolate pie with carrots. No one can refuse such a delicacy.

• If your family doesn't like the taste of carrots, you can mask it. To do this, you should use vanilla, citrus zest, cinnamon, cardamom, all kinds of liqueurs or fruit essences.
• There is no need to add butter to the dough. If you are trying to make the most low-calorie dessert possible, you can completely exclude this ingredient from the recipe.
• For looseness, you can use oatmeal. It is advisable to mix it with a wheat product in equal proportions.
• For the pie, it doesn’t matter at all what kind of carrots you take - fresh or boiled. The latter is much easier to grind, and the baked goods are prepared faster.

• Fresh carrots can be grated on a coarse grater. But still, to make the pie as juicy as possible, it is advisable to chop the vegetables with a blender or using a fine sieve.
• To reduce baking time, you need to take a mold with a larger diameter.
• To make a truly delicious carrot, add some dietary treats to the dough: dried fruits, nuts, almonds, herbs and aromatic spices.

Who said pie can't be healthy? Of course it can! After all, a delicious cake improves your mood, and this is no small thing. And if you make a pie based on carrots, it will not only be tasty, but also very healthy. This delicacy can be used to feed children carrots. After all, not every child enjoys eating vegetables. And skillfully prepared carrot cake will please everyone.

Universal recipe

To make the dish even more dietary, let's prepare carrot cake without eggs. This recipe can be considered universal because you can easily replace carrots with pumpkin. The result will still be a very tasty, light pie. If desired, you can decorate it with glaze, or you don’t have to.

So, we need the following ingredients:

1. 300 grams of white flour;
2. 250 ml kefir of any fat content;
3. 100 or 150 grams of carrots;
4. 50 ml vegetable oil;
5. one teaspoon of soda;
6. one teaspoon of cinnamon or vanilla;
7. ½ cup sugar.

Any housewife, even a completely inexperienced one, can prepare a cake according to this recipe. The principle is very simple. We need to combine dry and liquid components separately. The first step is to prepare the carrots. To do this, we clean it and then grate it on a grater with small or medium-sized holes.

Grate carrots

Of course, you can also use a coarse grater. You just need to remember that in this case the carrots in the pie will be more noticeable not only in taste, but also in appearance.

Now pour the measured flour, soda, cinnamon or vanilla into a bowl with grated carrots. You can use both spices at the same time. In my case, only vanilla was used, which adds a delicate taste and aroma to any sweet baked goods. Mix carrots with flour.

Mix carrots with flour

Liquid components can be combined in a separate bowl or added to the previously obtained mixture. Add kefir and butter directly to the carrots and flour.

Cake is a delicacy that is present on the table during feasts and celebrations. We're used to rich, heavily creamy options. But for people who adhere to fasting, the recipe for Lenten carrot cake is most suitable. These are dietary baked goods, beautiful, bright in appearance, healthy and very tasty. Therefore, there is no need to deny yourself sweets even during Lent.

Classical

Ingredients:
carrots – 200 g;
flour – 150 g;
vegetable oil – 8 tbsp. l.;
sugar – 1 tbsp;
juice with pulp - 1 tbsp.;
walnuts – 100 g;
baking powder – 1 tsp;
salt – 1 pinch;
apricot jam – 200 g;
vanillin - to taste;
powdered sugar - for sprinkling.

Preparation:

Roast the shelled nuts in the oven.

Mix the sugar and melted butter well and pour in the juice.

Grate the vegetable. To do this, you can use a Korean carrot grater. Combine with oily liquid.

Set aside a few nuts to decorate the dish, and grind the rest in a blender. Don’t overdo it; it’s better to have large pieces in the baked goods. Transfer them to the liquid composition.
Mix flour, vanilla, baking powder, and also add to the mixture. Mix thoroughly.

Grease the mold with oil and pour in the dough. Place only in an oven preheated to 200 degrees. Cook for 30-40 minutes depending on your oven.

Cool the finished cake. Cut it into 2 parts. Grease the bottom layer with jam, place the second one on it. Also coat the sides with jam and decorate with nuts. Sprinkle the top with powdered sugar. Lenten carrot cake according to the classic recipe is ready!

With orange cream

The Lenten recipe for carrot cake with cream is quite simple. The baked goods are light, dietary, and healthy. For preparation, simple products are used, which, when combined correctly, make it possible to obtain a delicious delicacy.

Ingredients:
large carrots – 2 pcs.;
flour – 200 g;
sugar – 150 g;
orange zest – 50 g;
soda – 1 tsp;
vinegar – 1 tsp;
orange juice – 0.5 l;
semolina – 5 tbsp. l.;
water – 0.5 tbsp.;
salt - to taste;
powdered sugar - for decoration.

Preparation:

Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, add flour, sugar (100 g), soda dissolved in vinegar, and citrus zest. Stir. Pour water. Knead the dough, add a little salt.

Place the base of the cake in a mold and bake at 180 degrees until done. Then cool and cut. This set of products will yield about 2-4 cakes.

Prepare the cream: dissolve the remaining sugar in the juice, heat over low heat. Add semolina here and cook as usual. Turn it off and wait until it cools down completely.

Grease each cake with custard. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Lenten carrot cake according to the best recipe can be served!

With apple and cereal

Ingredients:
carrots – 2 pcs.;
apple – 2 pcs.;
oat flakes – 200 g;
honey – 50 g;
sugar - optional;
vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. l.;
lemon juice – 50 g;
powdered sugar – 70 g;
water – 1 tbsp.

Preparation:

Grind the flakes with a blender. In a container, mix them with butter, honey, and sugar if necessary.

Grate the carrots and apple and add to the mixture. Pour in the squeezed lemon juice and mix thoroughly.

Place in the oven for half an hour.

Pour water into the powdered sugar, set it on fire, stir until you get fudge. Lubricate the dessert with it.

With bananas

We offer you to prepare a delicious lean banana-carrot cake using a simple recipe at home.

Ingredients:
banana – 3 pcs.;
carrots – 2 pcs.;
sugar – 2/3 tbsp.;
vegetable oil – 150 ml;
flour – 2 tbsp;
baking powder – 2 tsp;
cinnamon – 0.5 tsp;
orange zest - from 1 fruit;
salt – 1 pinch.

Preparation:

Mash 2 bananas with a fork. Add salt, sugar, cinnamon, zest, butter.

Grate the carrots and add to the banana mixture. Stir. Sift flour and baking powder here.

Bake until golden brown at 180 degrees.

Cut one banana into slices, decorate the cake with them and serve immediately with tea.

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A simple recipe in a slow cooker

Dough:
carrots – 1 small;
lean margarine (or 0.5 tbsp. butter) – 150 g;
sugar – 1 tbsp;
carrot juice – 0.5 tbsp;
baking powder – 1 tsp;
flour – 1 tbsp.;
vanillin - to taste;
honey - 1 tbsp. l.;
candied fruits – 100 g;
salt - a pinch.

Cream:
walnuts – 150-200 g;
honey – 300 g.

Preparation:

Grate the carrots on a fine grater. Melt the margarine and add to the vegetable.

Add sugar, adjusting the amount according to your preferences, salt, baking powder, flour, candied fruits. Stir.

Grease the container of the device generously with vegetable fat and lay out the dough. Set the “Baking” mode for 60 minutes. Immediately after turning off the multicooker, allow the cake to stand for 10 minutes with the lid closed.

Prepare the cream. Grind the nuts in a blender, add honey, mix thoroughly.

Cut the resulting cake into 2 layers, coat the inside with cream, and sprinkle the top and sides with crushed nuts.

This is the kind of lean recipe for a simple carrot cake that every housewife can master. If desired, the delicacy can be made more juicy. For this, sweet syrup made from jam and water is used. In addition, raw carrots are often replaced with boiled carrots, chopped in a blender. Such an airy mass will make the finished dish exquisite and original. Bon appetit! And for choco-lovers we offer a delicious one.

Finally, I can present to you my ideal, magnificent, without undue modesty, the best carrot cake in the world.
Believe me, I know what I'm talking about! I spent a lot of time and effort on its invention, which makes this recipe seem even more valuable and meaningful to me.

I'm proud and happy!

Although this pie appeared in my recipe book quite recently, it’s difficult to say how many times I’ve already made it.

It has been tested by many holidays, picnics, tasted by vegans and ordinary people, children and adults, Russians and foreigners.

Every time – one hundred percent success!

And no one has yet guessed that the pie is vegan, because it is so delicious!

The pie is very easy to prepare - anyone can do it.
There is almost no flour in it, and I use oatmeal, nuts and coconut as a base.

Tender, airy, slightly moist, juicy, moderately sweet, with a fantastic cream that is difficult not to eat before the recipe itself is completed.

And the smell! Mmmm... This is, without a doubt, my favorite pie out of all the creations presented here! I warn you right away: it will be difficult to stop at just one piece of this beautiful and tasty pie. Control yourself! Or don't you?

Hee hee. Are we ready? Let's try!

We will need: (1 medium pie)

For the base

1 cup (250 ml) oatmeal

3/4 cup walnuts

2/3 cup coconut flakes

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup brown sugar

1.5 cups grated carrots (about 1.5-2 large carrots)

1/2 tsp - 1 tbsp. spoon of cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon dry ginger

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)

1/4 cup of any unscented vegetable oil (I use canola)

3/4 cup orange juice

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Coconut oil for mold (optional)

For cream

230 g (or one package) vegan or regular cream cheese

4 tbsp. spoons of agave syrup or honey without a strong aroma

2 tbsp. spoons of lemon juice

Preheat the oven to 165C/325F.

Grind nuts, coconut, oatmeal.

Add flour.

Add sugar.

Add soda and spices.

Three carrots on a grater. Add to the dry mixture and mix gently.

Mix the liquid ingredients and pour into the base.

Grease a mold (18 cm) with coconut (for a more pleasant aroma) or regular vegetable oil and pour our composition into it. Place in the oven.

Remove when the toothpick comes out dry, after about 40 minutes. The cake should rise. Let it cool and remove from the mold.

Mix everything for the cream. We apply it only when our cake has completely cooled. I repeat when the pie has cooled. You will really want to do everything quickly, because applying the cream is so fun and pleasant, and the pie smells so delicious that you will no longer have patience, but listen to my advice, otherwise your cream on a warm pie will simply flow. By the way, you can replace the cream with the cream from my recipe