Pre-Heat oven to 355 ºF (180 ºC). Use fan mode.
Prepare your ingredients. Add the soy milk, lemon juice, flax meal, and water to a large mixing bowl and wait 10 minutes. Shred the carrots while the mix curdles.
Mix. In the same bowl, add the oil, brown sugar, gluten-free flour, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla, shredded carrots, and a pinch of salt, and combine well. Add the coarsely crushed walnuts if used.
Bake in a lined 9.5 x 5-inch (24 x 13 cm) bread greased loaf pan for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool down. Allow the carrot cake loaf to cool down before slicing, or add the optional frosting.
