Maple & Pecan Carrot Cake – The Wholefoods Refillery

Ingredients

• 3 flax eggs (3 Tbsp flaxseed meal + 7 ½ Tbsp water)
• ½ cup maple syrup
• ¾ cup olive oil
• 2 cups almond meal
• ¾ cup oat flour
• 1 firmly packed cup grated carrot
• 1 tsp. bicarbonate soda
• ½ cup pecans, toasted & roughly chopped
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground ginger
• ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp. ground cardamom
• ½ tsp. ground cloves
• 1 cup raw cashews, soaked overnight & drained
• 1 ½ tbsp. maple syrup
• Pinch of salt
• ½ tsp. nutritional yeast
• Juice of ½ small lemon
• 1 tbsp. coconut yoghurt
• 2 tbsp. Water
• Additional toasted pecans, for on top