Raw Carrot Cake

Ingredients

• 1½ cups raw cashews, soaked at least 2 hours and up to 12 hours
• ½ cup almond milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ cup honey
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Pinch of sea salt
• ¼ cup raw coconut oil, melted on low heat
• 10 dates, pitted (about 1 cup)
• ½ cup purified water (plus more for blending)
• 1 cup raw walnut pieces and halves
• 1 cup raw coconut flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1½ teaspoons sea salt
• ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon raw coconut oil, melted on low heat
• 1½ cups finely grated carrots (2 large)
• Zest of 1 orange
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 tablespoons raw honey, raw coconut nectar, raw agave or maple syrup
• ½ cup shredded unsweetened coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract