Friday 15 December 2017

DATE AND CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE (V)

Preheat oven to 150 deg C.
Spray and line a 20cm springform pan
Place 200gm of butter / marg in a small saucepan with 2 tsp of vanilla extract and 75 gm of raw cacao heat over a low heat and stir till smooth .
remove from heat and cool a  little
Place 200gm of pitted dates ( medjool )in your processor along with 80m  ml of maple syrup .
Add the cooled butter mix and process until smooth ..
Use the bowl of  your electric mixer break open 6 eggs ,add 70gm of icing sugar .
Now beat until the mixture triples in volume  ( about 6 minutes )
Pour in the processed dates and butter mix
Add 120gm of almond meal
Lightly beat the mixture to combine .
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake till the cake is set (55 minutes )
The cake gets fudgier as it cools .
Remove from the oven and cool in the pan .
Clean , wash and dry your processor .
Place 120gm of creamed cheese in the processor along with 240gm of ricotta , 70 gm of icing sugar ,2 tsp of vanilla extract and 35 gm of raw cacoa .
Pulse until combined .
Once the cake is cold pile on the fluffy topping .
Top with mint leaves , fresh blueberries , mixed nuts , goji berries  and cacoa nibs
Happy Birthday Dale ...

 

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