Super Simple Chocolate & Avocado Cake with Date & Walnut Base (No Baking Required!)

Super Simple Chocolate & Avocado Cake

Again guys I'm gonna be a little vague with the amounts, (to say they are a guesstimation is an understatement), but this is a "no bake" cake, so how far can you go wrong really?! 😬

For those looking a tasty treat for a loved one, this recipe has no added sugar [you could always add some if ya like], is vegan friendly & super easy as there is no real cooking involved.

Ingredients

• 200-250g Pitted dates

• 100g Unsalted walnuts

• 150g Desiccated Coconut

• 5-6 tsp Raw Cacao powder

• 4 Ripe avocados

• 80-100g high quality dark chocolate [I used Lindt 80% Excellence]

• Optional sweeteners

• Peanut Butter

• Agave Nectar

Recipe

1. Before you start, soak the dates in water for 45mins to an hour.

2. Add the dates, walnuts & around 100g of the coconut to a food processor until it forms a thick, sticky, but biscuit like texture. (I added a fair amount of the water the dates were soaking in to achieve this consistency)

3. Spread the mixture gently across a circular cake tin to form the base. Maybe add a thin layer of whole nut butter on top if you're that way inclined (I am 😋)

4. Mash the avocados in a large mixing bowl with a fork & add the cacao powder & the rest of the coconut.

5. Place the bar of chocolate in a glass bowl & melt the bar over a pot of boiling water on low heat (or pop in the microwave)

6. Mix the melted chocolate & the avocado mix together well, until it forms a thick but creamy paste. (Add some agave nectar or sugar to sweeten if you're that way inclined, I wasn't 😔)

7. Spread evenly in the cake tin all over the biscuit base & allow to harden in the fridge for at least a few hours. Maybe add a little more coconut in the shape of a heart, or a Nike tick, or whatever takes your fancy.

8. It might take a bit of perfecting to get the presentation right… but adding some homemade birthday flags & a coconut heart will def help you get away with it 😂👇

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