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Raw Chocolate Cake
Cheryl Dowling
1 small cake or 2 individual cakes
IntermediateThis recipe makes 2 individual cakes or 1 small cake. A spring pan lined with parchment paper works best. The cake resembles those orange chocolates you eat around Easter (Omit the orange zest, if you’d rather have a cake without this flavour).
This recipe is raw, vegan, and free of gluten, refined sugar and soy.
Total Steps
10
Ingredients
9
Tools Needed
3
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Family LifestyleIngredients
- Nut of choice (almonds, walnuts, pecans)(optional)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 2/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 medium avocados
- 1/2 cup dark cocoa or carob powder
- 1/3 cup dates
- 3/4 cup raw walnuts (or nut of choice)
- 2 tablespoons orange zest(optional)
- Fruit(optional)
Instructions
1
Step 1
Crust
2
Step 2
Soak nuts if desired, for 1 hour or longer.
3
Step 3
Mix ingredients into a blender or food processor, until dates and nuts are chopped.
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Step 4
Press into pan, and place into the fridge while you prepare the filling.
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Step 5
Filling
6
Step 6
Combine the filling ingredients into a food processor or blender until completely smooth.
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Step 7
Pour onto cake crust, and place back into the fridge overnight (or a minimum of a few hours).
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Step 8
Eat cake as is or continue below and add toppings!
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Step 9
Optional Toppings
10
Step 10
Remove cake(s) from pan and decorate with chopped nuts around the edges or top with fresh fruit.
Tools & Equipment
Parchment paper
Spring pan
Blender or food processor