With winter bearing down, but spring on the way here in Texas, I wanted to make a delicious dessert that everyone will love.

For the carrot cake, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Line the base of a 23cm/9in round springform cake tin with re-usable non-stick silicone ... mascarpone with the icing sugar and rum.

This vegan carrot cake is delicious and very easy to make ... Start by adding the apple cider vinegar to the non-dairy milk.

Try our simple carrot cake ... cream cheese icing. It's packed with spices, wholemeal flour and carrots, so it's almost healthy, and the cake, without the icing, is dairy-free.