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Berrylicious Cacao Dream Cake

Crust:
1 ¼ cup almonds
6 fresh dates, pitted
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tbsp coconut butter/coconut manna, melted (or coconut oil, melted)
pinch of sea salt
½ tsp cardamom

Base:
2 cups cashew nuts, soaked for 1 hour & rinsed
½ cup full-fat coconut milk
juices from half a lemon
1 tsp pure vanilla extract (or ½ tsp vanilla powder)
½ cup coconut oil, melted (prefer neutral taste)
¼ cup maple syrup

Cacao filling:
Half of the base filling + 3 tbsp raw cacao powder + ½ cup Yosa Cocoa Oat Drink (or ½ cup oat milk and 1 tbsp more raw cacao powder)

Berry filling:
Half of the base filling + ¼ cup raspberries (and/or blueberries) + 4 tbsp Yosa Oat Snack Forest Berries (or ¼ cup more berries)

Crust:
Place a piece of parchment paper onto the bottom of the can tin. Place almonds into a blender. Blend until fine crust. Add the rest of the ingredients. Blend until moldable dough. Separate about ½ cup of the mixture into a bowl. Press the rest of the dough firmly onto the bottom of the cake tin. Roll the dough you separated into small balls.

Filling:
Place all the base filling ingredients in a blender. Blend until as smooth as possible. The mixture will remain quite crumbly at this point. Separate half of the mixture into a bowl. Place the cacao filling ingredients into the blender. Blend with the remaining base mixture until smooth. Pour the mixture into the cake tin. Freezer for 30 mins. Wash the blender, pour in the remaining base mixture and add in the berry filling ingredients. Blend until smooth. Spoon the pink filling on top of the cacao layer. Freeze until solid. Decorate with the truffles you’ve made. Let thaw for about 30-45 mins. Enjoy!

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Mocha Dream Cake

Crust:
½ cup pecan nuts
½ cup almonds
7 fresh dates, pitted
½ tsp cardamom
pinch of sea salt

Filling:
2 cups cashews, soaked for 1 hour and then rinsed
juices from half a lemon
½ cup coconut oil, melted (with neutral taste)
½ cup coconut syrup
⅓ cup oat milk +2 tbsp instant coffee & 3 tbsp raw cocoa powder

On top:
Raw cocoa fudges or raw chocolate

Pan diameter: 18 cm / 7 inches

Place a piece of parchment paper in the bottom of a cake pan. Place the almonds & nuts into a blender and blend until crust. Add dates, cardamom and salt and blend until moldable dough. Press the dough firmly into the bottom of the cake pan.

Place all the filling ingredients (except instant coffee & raw cocoa powder) into a blender and blend until smooth. Add some oat milk, if needed, to get a smooth texture, still keeping it as thick as possible. Pour half of the mixture into the cake pan and smooth out the surface. Add coffee & cocoa powder to the blender and blend with the remaining mixture. Taste and add some of the spices, if needed. Spoon the filling into the cake pan and even the surface gently with a spoon so that you don’t mix the two fillings. Place the cake pan into the freezer for about 3 hours or until the cake is solid. Remove the cake from the pan and place it on a serving dish. Let thaw for a moment. Serve & enjoy!

Vanelja’s Strawberry Dream Cake

Crust:

1 cup almonds
½ cup pecan nuts
4 tbsp raw cocoa powder
5 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1 tbsp almond butter
1 dropperful liquid stevia (or 2 tbsp organic honey or maple syrup)
pinch sea salt

Filling:

3 cups raw cashew nuts, soaked for 1-5 hours, then rinsed
1 cup strawberries (fresh or frozen & thawed)
½ cup coconut oil, melted
½ cup full-fat coconut milk
3 tbsp juice from a lemon
2 dropperfuls liquid stevia (or 4 tbsp organic honey or maple syrup)
½ tsp vanilla powder

Can tin: approx. 23 x 23 cm / 9 x 9 inches

Cover a cake tin with baking paper. Place the almonds and pecans into a high-speed blender or food processor. Blend until fine crust. Add the rest of the crust ingredients and blend until well combined. Press firmly into the cake tin.

Place all the filling ingredients into a high-speed blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add a bit more liquid, if needed, so that you get the mixture super smooth, still keeping it as thick as possible. You may have to scrape down the sides occasionally. Taste and add some sweetness, if desired. Pour on top of the crust and smooth out the surface with a spoon. Freeze for 2 hours or until solid. Let thaw for 30 mins before serving. Top with LOADS of fresh berries, the more the merrier.

Blueberry Fig Dream Pie with Lavender

Filling:

2 cups cashews, soaked for at least 1 hour
1 cup oat milk, or other vegan milk
7 tbsp coconut syrup (or organic raw honey, if not vegan)
5 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla powder
1 cup coconut oil, melted
3 fresh figs
3 tbsp blueberries
1 tsp dried lavender


Crust:

1 ⅔ cup almonds
⅓ cup coconut flakes
6-7 fresh dates, pitted
tiny pinch salt

Tin size: 18-20 cm / 7-8 inches

Prepare the crust first. place the almonds and coconut flakes into a blender or food processor and blend until fine crust. Add the dates and blend until moldable dough. Take about 4-5 tbsp dough and set aside. Press the remaining dough into a cake or pie tin so that you cover also the sides. Take the dough you set aside and press it to a 0,5 cm / 0,2-inch thick plate for example on top of parchment paper. Cut with a small cookie cutter to get about 6 small cookie dough pieces, for example flower-shaped. Prepare now the filling.

Place all the filling ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth mass with no crumbs. If needed, add just a little bit more liquid to get it smooth, but keep the mixture as thick as possible. taste and add some of the spices or more sweetness, if needed. Pour the mixture into a cake tin on top of the crust. Place the cookie dough pieces on top and place them into a freezer for about 2 hours or until solid. Take out of the freezer and let thaw for about 30 minutes. Top with some fresh blueberries and lavender, if you like. Serve and enjoy!

Strawberry Raw Cake

Crust:

1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup almond flakes
5 fresh dates, pitted
1 tsp vanilla extract

Filling:

2 cups cashew nuts (soaked for 1 hour and rinsed)
1/2 cup fresh strawberries
1 ripe banana
1 cup oat milk (or almond milk)
5 tbsp organic local raw or coconut syrup
juices of a half lemon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted

On top:

Fresh strawberries

Cake tin: 18 cm / 7 inches

Cover the bottom of the cake tin with a piece of parchment paper. Place the rolled oats and almond flakes into a blender. Add also the dates and vanilla. Puree until moldable dough. Press the crust on the bottom of the cake tin. Prepare the filling.
Place the cashews into the blender and blend until fine crust. Add the strawberries, sliced banana, oat milk, honey, lemon juice, vanilla extract and coconut oil. Blend until a thick paste. Taste and add some sweetness or vanilla, if needed. Pour the filling into the cake tin. Place the tin into the freezer and leave for 4 hours or until the cake is solid. Take out of the freezer and let thaw a moment. Top with strawberries. Serve and enjoy!

Vanelja’s Blackberry Dream Cake

Crust:

1 cup almonds
7 fresh dates, pitted
½ tsp ground cardamom
tiny pinch of sea salt

Filling:

3 cups cashew nuts, soaked for 1 hour
5-10 tbsp full-fat coconut milk, kept in the fridge (the white thick paste)
juices from half a lemon
⅓ cup coconut syrup
1 cup coconut oil, melted
2 tsp vanilla extract

⅓ cup blackberries
⅓ cup raspberries
½ cup blackberries for the decoration

Cake tin diameter: 16-18 cm / 6-7 inches

Prepare the crust and place the almonds in a blender and blend until fine crust. Add dates and salt and blend until moldable dough. Cover the bottom of the can tin with a piece of parchment paper so that the cake is easier to remove later. Press the dough into the bottom of the cake tin. Prepare the filling.

Place the cashews, coconut milk, lemon juice, syrup, coconut oil and vanilla in a blender and blend until a very smooth mixture. Add a little bit of liquid, if needed, so that you get a smooth texture with no crumbs, but keep the mixture as thick as possible. Taste and add more sweetener, if you like. Pour half of the mixture into the cake tin and smooth out the surface with a spoon. Drop a handful of blackberries or raspberries here and there into the mixture. Place the raspberries into the blender and blend with the remaining mixture until smooth. Spoon the pink mixture on top of the white layer into the cake tin. Smooth out the surface with a spoon. Freeze for 2 hours or until solid. Take out of the freezer & remove from the cake tin when frozen. Let thaw for about 30-60 minutes before serving. Top with berries, pumpkin seeds/pistachios & coconut whipped cream drops.