Raspberry Chocolate Ganache Fudge Cake

I recently made Ani Phyo’s Raspberry Ganache Fudge Cake, and I have to share! It was SO yummy, and so easy to make, and best of all not full of refined sugars, so kinda healthy 🙂

 
Fudge Cake

• 3 cups dry walnuts
• 2⁄3 cup unsweetened cacao powder or carob powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup pitted Medjool dates

Frosting

• 1⁄3 cup semi-soft pitted Medjool dates
• 1⁄4 cup agave syrup
• 1⁄2 cup ripe avocado flesh (from about 1 medium avocado)
• 1⁄3 cup cacao powder

Filling

• 1⁄2 cup raspberries

1. To make the cake, combine the walnuts, cacao powder and salt in the food processor and pulse until coarsely mixed.  Add the dates and pulse until mixed well. Shape into two  same sized cakes of desired shape and set aside.
2. To make the frosting, combine the dates and agave syrup in the food processor and process until smooth. Add the avocado and process until smooth. Add the cacao powder and process until smooth.
3. To serve, frost the top of one of the cakes with half the frosting and top with the raspberries. (I like to mashed the raspberries a bit).  Stack the second cake on top and frost the top and sides of the cake.
4. Add some more raspberry’s on top if you like, to make it look even prettier.
5. Serve immediately, or place in the refrigerator for a couple hours to firm up.

I divided the dough into six balls and made three mini cakes, which can be handed out as gifts, which is a nice healthy treat for the holidays.

Hope you enjoy!

 

 

David Wolfe – Passion for Cacao

This morning I posted my Healthy Chocolate Pudding recipe and this afternoon I come accross David Wolfe speaking about raw cacao on Ted Talks.  Check it out, it’s pretty cool!

http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxHelsinki-David-Wolfe-Passio