Friday 10 March 2017

Raw & Vegan Mocha Cake

Ingredients:

Crust

  • 1 cup jumbo oats or quick oats
  • 5-6 dates (soak them in warm water if they are hard)
  • 3 tsp. cocoa powder
  • Optional: 1-2 tsp. cocoa nibs 

Vanilla Layer
  • 3/4 cup of cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours or overnight)
  • 1/4 cup of plant-based milk
  • 1/2 of vanilla pod or vanilla extract to taste
  • 1 tbsp. of melted coconut oil
  • Sweetener of your choice to taste (maple syrup, honey, date syrup)
  • Squeeze of lime/lemon juice
  • A pinch of Himalayan salt

Mocha Layer
  • 3/4 cup of cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours or overnight)
  • 1/4 cup of plant-based milk
  • A few tsp. of unsweetened coffee to taste
  • 1-2 tbsp. of cocoa powder
  • 4-5 tbsp. of sweetener of your choice or more to taste
  • 1 tbsp. of melted coconut oil
  • A pinch of Himalayan salt

1. For the crust, place oats into a food processor and process it for few seconds and then add the rest of the ingredients. Take it out and press into a tray of your choice.

2. For the vanilla layer, place all the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Add more sweetener if needed. Pour it over the crust and freeze for a few hours until it gets solid.

3. For the mocha layer, wait a few hours until the vanilla layer is ready and repeat the process again. Put it into a freezer until it gets solid as well.

4. Take it out of the freezer and leave it for few minutes until it defrosts. 





Enjoy!