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Beginners 2-layer raw vegan chocolate cake

June 27, 2015 By Lara 2 Comments

Super easy for beginners and pro’s 🙂 Have fun trying and show me your version!

Ingredients
Crust:
1/2 cup medjool dates
1/2 cup hazelnuts
1/2 cup almonds
2 tbsp agave syrup
1 heaped tbsp raw cacao powder
3 tablespoons melted coconut oil

Method:
Blend all ingredients food processor. Mix longer if you like the nuts in a finer consistency. If you like it chunky do not blend longer than 15 seconds!

Scoop mixture into a 9″ springform pan.
With your hands (or if you like spoon), press the mixture into the sides and bottom of pan.
Freeze it while you are making the filling.

Filling:
3 cups cashews, (soaked overnight)
3 tbsp agave syrup
2 heaped tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1/3 cup coconut creme (chilled, the upper part of the coconut milk :))
1 tsp vanilla extract
secret ingredient, optional: I put in some orange zest.” Omg so good!!”

Method:

Blend all ingredients together in a food processor for about 4 minutes or until a very smooth consistency forms. Pour the mixture onto the top of the cake crust and let it set in the fridge for a minimum of 5 hours.

raw vegan chocolate cake - easy for beginners.

Vegan Chocolate Squarebar Cake

June 11, 2015 By Lara 4 Comments

Ingredients

Cake
7 Squarebars of your choice
3/4 cups Quinoa flour
1 tsp baking powder
3 tablespoons flax meal
1 cup almond or soy milk
¼ cup coconut oil
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Filling
1 avocado
1 ripe banana
1/2 cup organic unsweetened almond milk
3/4 cup Organic Cacao Powder
1/3 cup agave syrup
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Frosting
1 can chilled coconut cream
1 tbsp vanilla extract
+ Vegan dark chocolate and seeds and Articberries cranberry powder for decoration

Method
Soak the Squarebars in half of the almond milk for 3 hours. (this is weird but totally worth it in the end ;))
Preheat oven to 350F and grease the pan or use a silicon pan!
Mix flax meal with desired water and let sit for several minutes.
In a large bowl, first combine all the dry ingredients.
In another bowl blend the Squarebars with the rest of the almond milk. Do not throw away the milk they were soaked in you just use it as well.Add the flax mixture , the coconut oil and the vanilla extract.
Then combine the dry and the wet ingredients.
Pour into baking pan and and bake at 350F for 35 minutes (might vary slightly based on pan and flour type, but just test) While the cake is in the oven you can do the filling.

Blend the avocado and the banana in the blender until smooth, add almond milk and syrup.
Add the rest of the ingredients and blend for 2 more minutes until creamy.
In a bowl, put into refrigerator to chill for later.

Half or make three layers of the cake (I did it with a long knife :D) so you can put in the filling.
Once the filling is in you can go on with the frosting.
Very simple put the chilled (overnight in the fridge!!!) can of coconut cream into a bowl with the vanilla extract and whip that thing up 🙂

Cool again for another 20 minutes before decorating 🙂

Raw Chai-Beetroot Cake

May 24, 2015 By Lara 5 Comments

If there’s any organic vegetable that makes your food look pretty it is beetroot. It is a food photographers best friend.

Apart from this you can combine it with cashews and make a heavenly raw cake.
Is it my first try on beetroot in baking so please don’t judge.
I am happy for improvement recommendations and ideas.

Ingredients

Crust

6 dates soaked in water
1/2 cup of nuts, (I used cashews,soaked overnight!)
1/2 cup shredded coconut
2 tbsp agave syrup
a pinch of Chai spice (cinnamon works as well)

Filling

1 1/2 Cup cashews (soaked overnight)
2 medium-size beetroots (peeled,cooked and sliced)
1/4 cup almond milk
1/4 cup agave syrup
1 tbsp Coconut oil (melted)
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Method

For the crust blend the soaked nuts, add the rest of the ingredients into a food processor. Test the crust between your fingers. you should be able to press it into a prepared cake tin. If it doesn’t stick add some agave syrup and blend again. Press the nut and date mixture into the bottom of your dish. Put into the fridge until the filling is ready.

For the filling first mix the cashews very well until smooth (this amy take a while) put the rest of the ingredients in the food process (or whatever pulverizing machine you have) and blend. Blend for at least 5 minutes or more. Pour the cashew-beetroot filling into the cake tin on top of the crust. Cover with plastic wrap, press it down so it’s touching the surface.
Now put it in the freezer for at least 2 hours or if times allows overnight 😉
Take the raw cake out of the freezer 10 minutes before you want to eat it depending on the consistency you like to eat it.

Last, don’t forget to send me a picture or tag me on Instagram (@vanillacrunnch) of the colorful cake! I am waiting 🙂