This year I decided to make myself the most epic raw vegan birthday cake ever and this is what happened…

This recipe is based on 3 layers, so if you want to make just one layer then divide the recipe by third.

 

Ingredients:

Base:

500g of almonds (or walnuts or a mix of nuts), ground

300g of dedicates coconut

300g of dates, chopped

200g agave nectar or mapel syrup

3-4 tsp. vanilla extract

2 pinches of Himalayan or sea-salt

First Layer:

400g cashews, soaked in filtered water for at least 2hrs

2 bananas, chopped

100g agave nectar or mapel syrup

150g coconut oil, melted

1-2 tsp. vanilla extract

Second Layer:

400g cashews, soaked in filtered water for at least 2hrs

300g fresh strawberries

100g agave nectar or mapel syrup

150g coconut oil, melted

1-2 tsp. vanilla extract

Third Layer:

300g cashews, soaked in filtered water for at least 2hrs (note this is less cashews than other layers)

1 pineapple, peeled and chopped

100g agave nectar or mapel syrup

150g coconut oil, melted

1-2 tsp. vanilla extract

Forth Layer:

400g cashews, soaked in filtered water for at least 2hrs

300g fresh blueberries

100g agave nectar or mapel syrup

150g coconut oil, melted

1-2 tsp. vanilla extract

Fifth Layer:

300g cashews, soaked in filtered water for at least 2hrs (note this is less cashews than other layers)

Papaya, peeled, de-seeded and chopped

100g agave nectar or mapel syrup

150g coconut oil, melted

1-2 tsp. vanilla extract

Sixth Layer:

400g cashews, soaked in filtered water for at least 2hrs

2 oranges, including peels, chopped

100g agave nectar or mapel syrup

150g coconut oil, melted

1-2 tsp. vanilla extract

Topping:

1-2 oranges, thinly sliced

Chocolate Sauce:

2 oranges, including peels, juiced

100g of cacao powder

150-200g of coconut oil, melted (more if it’s to thick to pour)

100g agave nectar or mapel syrup

 

Directions:

  1. Place all base ingredients into the food processor and mix well.
  2. Tip mixture into three, differently sized cake tins (I use a spring-form tin so it’s easy to remove from the tin afterwards).
  3. Push mixture down into the bases really well and set aside.
  4. Place all the first layer ingredients into a food processor and blend well.
  5. Pour mixture on top of the base in the cake tins and smooth out.
  6. Place in the freezer for at least 2-3 hours.
  7. Place all the second layer ingredients into a food processor and blend well.
  8. Pour mixture on top of the last layer in the cake tins and smooth out.
  9. Place in the freezer for at least 2-3 hours.
  10. Place all the third layer ingredients into a food processor and blend well.
  11. Pour mixture on top of the last layer in the cake tins and smooth out.
  12. Place in the freezer for at least 2-3 hours.
  13. Place all the forth layer ingredients into a food processor and blend well.
  14. Pour mixture on top of the last layer in the cake tins and smooth out.
  15. Place in the freezer for at least 2-3 hours.
  16. Place all the fifth layer ingredients into a food processor and blend well.
  17. Pour mixture on top of the last layer in the cake tins and smooth out.
  18. Place in the freezer for at least 2-3 hours.
  19. Place all the six layer ingredients into a food processor and blend well.
  20. Pour mixture on top of the last layer in the cake tins and smooth out.
  21. Add the sliced oranges and push slightly into top/smallest cake layer.
  22. Place in the freezer for at least 2-3 hours.
  23. Blend chocolate sauce mix in a blender and drizzle onto the top of each layer and place back in the freezer for at least half an hour.
  24. Remove the cake from the freezer at least an hour (preferably two) before you wish to eat it and pop it out of the tins and stack cake.
  25. This cake freezes really well and can be eaten almost directly from the freezer like ice-cream cake!
  26. Enjoy!

 

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