We're back from London with a delicious vegan cashew frosting recipe for you guys. What an amazing city! I think it's the most beautiful place I've ever seen. There are so many vegan places to go, so we're going to publish a post with our favorite ones, just in case you want to travel to London and enjoy delicious and healthy vegan or vegetarian restaurants.
This recipe is adapted from a vegan frosting we've already posted on our Spanish blog, but we haven't shared any vegan frosting recipe with you guys, so we've improved it and now is even more delicious and really easy to make. We used it to make the amazing vegan carrot cake you can see above (recipe coming soon!), but feel free to use it to make any cake or dessert you want.
I don't know if this recipe would work with any other nuts because I've always used raw cashews. It could work with roasted cashews, but I'm not sure, although it's really important to use unsalted cashews because this is a sweet recipe.
Tips:
- Feel free to use any plant milk of your choice or any sweetener you like.
- Use vanilla extract instead of the scraped vanilla bean if you want.
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Vegan Cashew Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 and ⅓ cups unsalted raw cashews,
- ½ cup almond milk
- 2 tablespoon agave syrup
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ½ vanilla bean, scraped (optional)
Instructions
- Soak the cashews for at least 4 hours, better overnight.
- Drain and wash the cashews and place them in a blender with the rest of the ingredients.
- Blend until smooth. Add more milk if needed.
- Store it in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Karen says
If I use vanilla extract how much should I use? Thanks ! Karen
Iosune says
Hi Karen! I would add about 1 tsp of vanilla extract 🙂
Evelyn says
want to mKe it TONIGHT.. can i use cashew milk...instead of soaked cashews?
Iosune says
Hi Evelyn! No, you need to use cashews 🙂
Candice says
Can this icing be piped? Also, does is soften quickly?
Iosune says
Hi Candice! I've never tried it myself, so I'm not sure, sorry!
Evadne says
Blessed Good Evening
How much cups does this make?
Iosune says
Hi Evadne! About 2 cups 🙂
Katja says
Does this frosting hold well on a cake or is it better to frost it right before serving?
Iosune says
Hi Katja! It's like any other frosting. I prefer to add it just before serving, but it's up to you 🙂
Nancy B says
Hi Did you soak the cashews in water or in the almond milk?
Iosune says
Hi Nancy! I soak them in water and then I discard it 🙂
Diane says
Oh gosh this is so good! Perfect on top of pumpkin cake
Thank you
Iosune says
Hi Diane! You're so welcome 🙂 So glad you liked it!
Lauren says
Is your nutriotional info accurate and does 1/12 of the cashew icing stand for one 12th for the nutrional info ?
Iosune says
Hi Lauren! I calculate it on this web: https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076 The nutritional info is for 1/12 of the cashew icing 🙂
Eloy says
Hi Iosune,
Thank you very much for your fantastic blog. I follow you since some time and i’m Amazed for your recipes and so clear and accessible.
Do you think it’d be possible to freeze the extra frosting not use for a cake?
Thank you!
Iosune says
Hi Eloy! You're so welcome and thanks a lot for your kind words 🙂 I've never frozen it myself, so I can't help you, sorry. Have a nice day!
Jesika Žovinová says
Is this frosting for one cake? Or can I make just half of it and it will cover me only top of the cake ?
Iosune says
Hi Jesika! It depends on how much frosting you want on your cake, but I usually make 2 cakes with this recipe 🙂
Priscilla Snyder says
Can you sub maple syrup for agave?
Iosune says
Hi Priscilla! Yes, you can 🙂
Anka says
This frosting looks yum 🙂 a dash of cinnamon makes every dessert even more delicious, doesn't it?
I am off to London tomorrow and I am curious if you could share your favourite vegan places there?
Cheers!
Iosune says
Hi Anka! We loved The Mae deli, Whole Foods Market, Tibits, Mildreds and Itadaki Zen 🙂 Hope you like it!
Anka says
Thanks so much! I looove Itadaki Zen, will have to check out the other places you mentioned 🙂
Iosune says
You're so welcome!