Raw Vegan Chocolate Orange Golden-berry Cream Cake
 
 
Hazel & Cacao:
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • BASE:
  • 1 cup almonds
  • ¾ cup dates
  • ¼ cup dried golden-berries
  • ¼ cup hemp seeds
  • 2 TBSP cacao powder
  • 1 TBSP coconut oil
  • CHOCOLATE LAYER:
  • 1 cups cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours or overnight)
  • 4 TBSP maple syrup
  • 1 cup cacao butter
  • 2 TBSP almond milk
  • ¼ cup cacao powder
  • ORANGE CREAM LAYER:
  • 2 cups cashews (soaked for 3-4 hours or overnight)
  • 3 TBSP maple syrup
  • 1 can organic coconut cream
  • juice 1 orange
  • 2 TBSP coconut oil
  • 6 drops orange essential oil *
Method
  1. For the base, break down the almonds in a food processor until they are a fine crumb. Add the rest of the base ingredients and blitz again until they are crumbly and sticky. Press down evenly onto the base of a cake tin and set aside.
  2. For the chocolate layer, meltdown the cacao butter over low heat.
  3. Add all the rest of the ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until as smooth as possible. Pour in the melted cacao butter and blend again.
  4. Pour the mixture over the base and place in the freezer to harden. In the meantime, make the orange layer.
  5. For the orange layer, place all the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. I like to squeeze my own orange juice using a hand press but you can use another good quality orange juice if you prefer. It should measure out about ⅓ cup.
  6. Once the chocolate layer has hardened slightly (it does not need to be fully set, just har enough for the fillings not to mix), pour over the orange cream layer and smooth it out as best as possible. Place back in the freezer to fully set for about 4 hours or overnight.
  7. Decorate with kumquats or goldenberries of whatever you like, slice and enjoy. This is a large cake so it will take a while to thaw. It can be placed in the fridge once it is set overnight and it should be a good texture to eat the following morning. Stores well in the fridge or freezer.
  8. *if you don't have food-grade orange essential oil you can finely zest one orange and add it to the orange cream filling instead.
Recipe by Talida Voinea at https://talidavoinea.au/raw-vegan-chocolate-orange-goldenberry-and-kumquat-cake-with-essential-oils/