I have no words... this cake is amazing. My friend wanted me to make up a cafe for his cafe so I came up with this recipe and made it at 10pm at night. That did not deter me from sampling the filling at all in any way, after all, cashews are so good for you! That was my excuse anyway. All you need is a good food processor or blender for this. I use a thermomix which does EVERYTHING, so I can't speak for other appliances, but once you have all the ingredients it's a simple matter of combining them together and pressing the on button!
Raw White Chocolate Raspberry Torte
Base
2 cups almonds (soaked overnight)
1/2 cup raw cacao
8-9 large medijool dates
2 TBS coconut oil
1/8 tsp celtic sea salt
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Filling
3 1/2 cups raw cashews (soaked 6hrs)
2 cups frozen raspberries
1 1/2 cup almond milk
3/4 cup cacao butter
1/2 cup maple syrup
4 TBS soy lecithin
1 TBS vanilla essence
1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt
1 TBS maple syrup
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1. Combine all the ingredients for the base together in a high-speed blender or food processor and blend on medium-high until the nuts are crushed. You might have to scrape the sides several times. The crust should hold together but still have a crumbly texture.
2. Coat an 8" springform with a thin layer of coconut oil and press the base mix lightly into the bottom and sides so you form a crust. (I normally leave it in the fridge for 30min just to let it set a bit.)
3. Combine the cashews, almond milk, 1/3 cup maple syrup (the rest is for the raspberry topping), vanilla essence, and sea salt together and blend on high until it becomes creamy and smooth. This is your cake batter.
4. Melt the cacao butter and blend into the cake batter on high with the soy lecithin until mixture is smooth.
5. Pour half of the cake mixture into the crust pan.
6. Spread 1 cup raspberries over the top of the filling, then pour the other half of the cake mixture over the top
7. Gather the leftover cup of raspberries. (If you're using frozen raspberries, you'll find that as they thaw, there will be raspberry juice with a bit of ice water gathering in the bowl.) Combine the berries, plus the thaw juices with a tablespoon of maple syrup and blend. Spread this evenly over the top of the cake mixture.
8. Place in freezer to set for 1 to 2 hours.
9. Garnish with fresh raspberries.
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