🍎 Raw German Chocolate Cake (Original Recipe) - Living Raw Journal Day #8
Raw German Chocolate Cake
The Story
German chocolate cake is named after an English-American chocolatier named Samuel German, circa 1850s. The classic topping is a caramel made with egg yolks and evaporated milk, with coconut and pecans stirred in. This vegan variation relies on raw, living superfoods. This way, your family can enjoy a delicious dessert, along with the buzz of nutritious superfoods, woohoo!
Note: Pecans will substitute nicely for almonds in this recipe, if this is your family's preference. We prefer activated almonds, soaked overnight with the skins peeled.
The Crust
Simply mix the ingredients you see below in a food processor. For this part, you'll use: almonds, shredded coconut, cacao powder, coconut oil, agave, and vanilla extract. This “dough” is ready when it begins to resemble the texture of ice cream. Press your crust into a springform cake pan. Then, place your cake pan in your freezer to set the crust while you work on the filling.
This raw German chocolate cake begins with a homemade crust.
Ideally, this crust is textured like a soft cookie: firm enough to hold its structure, and soft enough to sink your fork into.
The Filling
For layer #2, you'll mix the following ingredients in a high-speed blender: coconut oil, cacao powder, agave, vanilla, and a dash of salt. Here, the texture will be similar to maple syrup. This mixture will solidify with refrigeration, thanks to our ample coconut oil. When your filling is ready, pour this mixture onto the crust. Then, return your cake pan to the freezer again, while you work on the topping.
The filling is the simplest part of the process. This is a good stage for taste-testing, so feel free to adjust for your family's flavor preferences.
The Topping
Traditional German chocolate cake has an extra-sweet top layer of icing, usually made from sugar, evaporated milk, butter, and eggs, along with coconut, pecans, and vanilla. We can achieve a similar deliciousness with far superior vegan ingredients: almonds, shredded coconut, coconut oil, agave, and vanilla. When your topping is ready, pour this mixture onto the top.
Our topping is caramelly and coconutty, while relying on healthy, raw, organic superfoods.
Keep it simple, or add embellishment. Your cake, your choice!
The Kitty
Our cat likes to hang out on our kitchen's island rack during food prep. :)
His name is Celo, short for Ocelot.
Recipe Anyone?
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The first person to ask for the recipe will get an upvote from me, along with the complete recipe. Preparation is simple, as long as you have the essential raw food processing equipment: food processor and high-speed blender. Let me know if you have any questions or comments. Wishing you an incredible edible day!
–Cabe
All content is original, by @cabelindsay.
Yes please. Will you share your recipe?
Yes, thanks for asking! Here's the complete recipe.
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Wow! This is amazingly easy to make raw vegan cake!
Thanks for sharing this recipe
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