Serves 10
Ingredients:
2 tbsp ground flaxseed
250g/9oz plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
275g/9¾oz golden caster sugar
50g/1¾oz desiccated coconut
Pinch of salt
225ml/8fl oz sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing
2 tbsp fine shred marmalade
3 tbsp soya milk
300g/10½oz carrots, peeled and coarsely grated
Frosting:
200g/7oz vegan ‘cream cheese’
2-3 tbsp maple syrup
½ tsp vanilla bean paste
50g/1¾oz shelled walnut halves, toasted
Coconut flakes, to decorate
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Grease the inside of the cake tin and line the base with a circle of baking paper.
In a small bowl whisk the ground flaxseed with 6 tablespoons of cold water and set aside for 10 minutes to thicken while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
Sift the flour, baking powder and ground cinnamon together in a large mixing bowl. Add the caster sugar, desiccated coconut and salt and stir together. Add the oil, marmalade and soya milk and mix until just combined.
Add the grated carrots and the reserved flaxseed mixture and mix again until thoroughly combined.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 1 hour 10 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning the cake out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
To make the frosting, beat the vegan cream cheese, maple syrup and vanilla together until smooth. Place the cake on a large plate, spread the frosting over the top and scatter with roughly chopped walnuts to decorate.