If you want to make friends, this tantalising torte is a sure-fire way to do it. Who could resist a rich, chocolatey dessert that is completely guilt-free? You and your new best friends will be bursting with bliss after just one bite.
Makes: 1 cake
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Ingredients
- Base
- 1½ cups raw walnuts
- Zest 1 lemon
- ¼ cup melted extra-virgin coconut oil
- ½ cup dried berries
- 1 tsp stevia powder
- Filling
- 1 cup raw unsalted cashews, soaked in water for 2 hours or overnight
- ⅓ cup raw cacao powder
- 115g cacao butter, grated & melted
- 2 tbsp rice-malt syrup or 1 tsp stevia powder
- 2 tbsp additive-free coconut milk
- Juice 1 lemon
- 2 cups mixed berries, plus extra, for decorating
Method
- To make base, place walnuts in a food processor and blend until finely chopped. Transfer to a bowl and add lemon zest.
- Place coconut oil and dried berries in food processor and blend. Add to walnut mixture and combine well.
- Press mixture into a 20cm springform cake tin and chill in the freezer for 30 mins.
- To make filling, place all ingredients in food processor and blend until smooth.
- Remove base from freezer and spoon filling over the top.
- Chill for 2 hours in the fridge, or 1 hour in the freezer, until set. Scatter over extra berries before serving.
- This will keep in an airtight container for up to 1 week in the fridge, or 2 weeks in the freezer.
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