Raw chocolate cake

healthy 'not-so-fast' food
60 minutes and longer recipes
Sweet Stuff


01-07-2016
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Raw chocolate cake


Preparation time: 60 minutes and longer recipes

 – Serves 6

For all raw food lovers. This cake is made of nuts, dates, cacao powder, coconut milk, honey and spices. It’s ‘raw’ because it’s not baked. It only takes a food processor (or blender) to make. 

Nuts can be absolute health boosters. Carrying some of the highest antioxidant levels of all plant foods. Nuts are rich in fibre, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals. Almonds and cashews can be very beneficial for good skin and bone health. True beauty food.

Goes well with: special occasions


INGREDIENTS

For the base:
100 g dates (pitted)
100 g almonds
1 tablespoon coconut oil
Pinch of salt
For the filling:
100 g cashew nuts (soaked)
1 small tin full fat coconut milk (200 ml)
3 tablespoons raw cacao powder
2 tablespoons honey (or maple syrup)
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 teaspoon cinnamon
A few goji berries to decorate (or use cacao nibs or coconut flakes)
Required tools: Strong food processor or blender, small round cake tin (diameter about 15 - 20 cm), baking paper

WORK DESCRIPTION

  • Soak cashews in water for 2 hours
  • Line base of baking tin with baking paper
  • For cake base: combine almonds, pitted dates, coconut oil and salt in food processor and blend for 1 minute
  • Scoop mixture into cake tin and push down using your hands to form an even cake base
  • Place in fridge
  • For cake filling: combine drained cashews, coconut milk, cacao powder, honey, vanilla essence and cinnamon in food processor or blender and blend for 2 minutes
  • Pour filling into cake tin
  • Place back in fridge
  • After 30 minutes sprinkle with goji berries and put back in fridge to set for another 2 hours
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