Ingredients

120ml Coop vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing
200g Coop Fairtrade light brown soft sugar
2 ripe Fairtrade bananas, mashed
120ml unsweetened almond drink
2 tbsp vegan cider vinegar
250g Coop self-raising white flour
1 tsp baking powder
1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground mixed spice
1 tsp ground nutmeg
300g carrots, coarsely grated

FOR THE BUTTERCREAM
100g vegan spread
300g Fairtrade icing sugar
60g vegan soft cheese alternative

TO DECORATE
85g vegan fondant icing
Black, pink and orange vegan gel food colouring
2 rosemary sprigs
2 Coop ginger nut biscuits, crushed

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4

2. Grease and line two 20cm loose-bottomed cake tins

3. In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, oil, banana, almond drink and cider vinegar

4. Sift in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and spices, and whisk until smooth

5. Fold in the grated carrot, then divide the mixture between the cake tins

6. Bake for 40-45 mins, until golden, risen and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean

7. Leave to cool in the tins for 10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool fully

8. To make the buttercream, beat the vegan spread and icing sugar until smooth, then mix in the vegan soft cheese

9. Put one cake on a plate and cover with the icing. Top with the second cake and smooth the rest of the icing around the top and sides

10. Chill in the fridge to set for 20 mins

11.Meanwhile, take a quarter of the fondant and roll into a ball. Use another quarter to make bunny ears and feet

12. Attach to the ball and use a cocktail stick and black and pink food gel to draw on eyes, ears, a nose and feet. (Or mix the pink gel with a piece of fondant and use this to decorate the bunny instead)

13. Knead some orange gel into the remaining fondant, then shape into carrots

14. Stick small rosemary sprigs into the top of each and score lines along the side to complete the look

15. Using the handle of a wooden spoon, poke holes into the chilled cake so you can ‘plant’ some carrots

16. Decorate with the bunny and the remaining carrots and sprinkle with the crushed biscuit for a soil effect