Here is a carrot cake recipe that is a bit different than the traditional baked version. Since, we like to focus on superfoods and a raw food diet plan that incorporates as much full-on nutrition as possible, we don't stop at dessert recipes.
And really, there is no reason to, when you "can have your cake and eat it too!" You can get the best of both worlds, a rich, delicious tasting carrot cake combined with alive superfood ingredients and natural sweeteners. It certainly beats the standard refined flours, sugars and oils that are baked with no enzymes or nutrition, just calories.
My husband, who is quite talented at raw vegan recipe creations, came up with this raw, superfood version of carrot cake that I think you will love as much as we do. He makes it every year for my birthday! (Awwww!) ...And over the years it seems to get better and better.
The top 10 superfood ingredient in this recipe is the lovely goji berry, used instead of raisins! Goji berries are a nice protein rich food, as well as a great tasting super fruit.
I have always loved carrot cakes, but this raw carrot cake is especially wonderful because it gives me lots of energy and doesn't make me tired like baked desserts. One reason for this, besides the enzymes and nutrients, could be the addition of the medicinal mushroom, cordyceps, which is known for its energizing and restorative properties.
Traditionally, I like to eat a piece of this cake after a long birthday hike in nature. It is a yummy treat to come home to and indulge in after some fun outdoor exercise.
