As today is the national chocolate cake day, we decided to collect 5 of our favourite recipes for those delicious treats.
To start with, you will need…
… a craving for chocolate
… a round cake pan
… some parchment paper
And here are the recipes:
Raw vegan chocolate cake with pistachio
Ingredients:
1 ½ c raw walnuts
1 c almonds
2 ½ c dates
¾ c cocoa powder
¼ tsp sea salt
½ c pistachio nuts
>> Soak dates in water for 10 minutes
>> Mix ground walnuts & almonds + cocoa + salt + dates
>> Freeze for 10-15 minutes
>> Add the pistachio nuts on top for decoration
The perfect drink: coconut/almond milk!
Chocolate cheesecake
Ingredients:
1 pack of biscuits
1 tsp sugar
50 g melted butter
120 ml whipped cream
200 g mascarpone
90 g sugar
2 tsp cocoa powder
1 milk chocolate
>> Add biscuit layer (biscuits & melted butter)
>> Add cheesecake layer (whipped cream + mascarpone + sugar + cocoa powder + plain chocolate)
Baking temperature: 180 C°
Baking time: 45-50 ′
The perfect drink: chai tea!
Spice cake
Ingredients:
1 ½ c flour
½ c cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 c sugar
1 tsp salt
1 c strong brewed coffee
½ c olive oil
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
1¼ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ nutmeg
¼ coriander
¼ black pepper
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
1 c mixed nuts – almonds, walnuts, cashews (chopped)
1 ½ c chopped raisins
1 dark chocolate
orange peel
>> Mix butter + flour + cocoa + baking soda + sugar + salt + coffee + oil + vanilla + vinegar + cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, coriander, black pepper, vanilla extract, nuts, raisins
>> Glaze with melted chocolate and orange peel
Baking temperature: 190 C°
Baking time: 25-30 ′
The perfect drink: mulled wine!
Zucchini cake with chocolate
Ingredients:
1 c butter
½ c oil
1 1/3 c sugar
2 large eggs
½ c milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ c cocoa
2 ½ c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 c zucchini (grated)
1 milk chocolate
½ c walnuts
>> Mix butter + oil + sugar + eggs + milk + vanilla + cocoa + flour + baking soda + salt + zucchini
>> Glaze with melted chocolate and walnuts
Baking temperature: 160 C°
Baking time: 60 ′
The perfect drink: vanilla milkshake!
Flourless cake
Ingredients:
1 dark chocolate
1 cup unsalted butter
1 c sugar
4 large eggs
>> Mix eggs + sugar + butter + chocolate
Baking temperature: 160 C°
Baking time: 25-30 ′
The perfect drink: hot cocoa!
