Saturday, July 7, 2012

Raw for Desserts!!

Healthy Desserts that require No Wheat, No Refined Sugar, No Baking required, No Guilt, and Yummy!!! Raw Desserts
Chocolate Cake with Chocolate  Fudge Ganache Topping


The Recipe
Cake

3 Cups Walnuts
pinch Sea Salt
16 Pitted Dates
2/3 Cup Cocoa Powder (Raw or Natural)
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
Optional * 1 tsp. Vanilla Bean Paste
2 tsp. Filtered Water

Mix all the above in a food processor. Use a 6" cake pan. Cut parchment pater to fit into bottom of cake pan then press cake mixture into pan then flip out onto serving platter.

Ganache ( Chocolate Fudge Topping)

1/2 Cup Dark Agave Syrup or Maple Syrup
1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder (Raw or Natural)
3 Tbsp. Coconut Oil Melted
Pinch of Sea Salt
(you will have extra topping left over)

Put all ingredients for Ganache in Blender and blend up. Spread over Chocolate Cake.
Top with Sprinkled unsweetened Coconut flakes or Raspberries.




I have served this to people who are major Chocolate lovers and they actually didn't even flinch at this cake and even went back for seconds!


Adapted from "Raw for Dessert" by Jennifer Cornbleet