We baked this vegan carrot cake in our Omnia stove top oven at Camp Quirky 2023. We have to say it went down a treat, and so now we're doing what we do best, sharing the recipe with you!
📖 The story behind this dish
This Omnia vegan carrot cake proved very popular at Camp Quirky 2023. Vegan cakes can be difficult to make as it can be difficult to get them to rise. The mixture of baking powder and vinegar in this recipe is the key to a well risen vegan cake. The acid from the vinegar interacts with the baking powder and forms bubbles, don’t worry you can’t taste the vinegar in it. It is important to wait until you are ready to put the cake into the oven before adding the wet ingredients because of this process. If you really don’t like the idea of adding vinegar in your cake you can use lemon juice instead.
This vegan omnia carrot cake can be made with the addition of chopped walnuts for some texture. You can also add some cinnamon for an extra depth of flavour.
As always with the Omnia, we would advise cooking this carrot cake low and slow, but in the case of this cake giving it a quick blast at the beginning can really help with the rise. If you would like any tips when cooking with the Omnia oven we share them here.
We used pre-made icing for ease when making this carrot cake, especially when at a festival. However, vegan frosting is pretty easy to make. It cooks quickly and stores well in an air tight container for a couple of days. Great for sharing with friends when at events and get togethers.
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