Bake-Free Fruit & Nut Cacao Cake
A raw no-bake dessert cake with a delicious combination of ingredients, perfect for Sai gatherings!
Servings
10
people
Cook Time
60+
minutes
Servings
10
people
Cook Time
60+
minutes
Ingredients
Dough
240
g
walnuts or any mixed nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts)
Dash of sea salt
12
pitted dates
6
Tbsp
raw cacao or unsweetened cocoa
2
Tbsp
agave/maple syrup
1
tsp
vanilla bean extract
Fresh fruit (strawberries or raspberries or blueberries) and any nut of your preference for decoration.
(optional)
Chocolate frosting
25
g
cacao or unsweetened cocoa
1–2
Tbsp
agave or maple
Syrup to taste
½
tsp
vanilla extract
2
Tbsp
avocado
Instructions
Blend the nuts with a dash of salt in a food processor until ground into a coarse powder.
Add dates, cacao, agave and vanilla and process until the mixture sticks together, then add a little water and blend a little more.
Line a tray with greaseproof paper, add the mixture and spread evenly.
Place cake in the freezer for ½ hour or in the fridge for 2 hours to chill until it set.
To make the chocolate frosting, blend all the ingredients listed till smooth and spread over the chocolate cake.
Place the cake back in the fridge for a further hour.
Then decorate cake with fresh fruits and nuts of your choice.