I got inspiration for this cake from Ascension Kitchen's great 'Raw & Sexy Sweets' book. This cake is healthier than usual strawberry cream cakes and absolutely delicious!
Strawberry Cake with Chocolate Crust
Raw and free-from: dairy, refined sugar & wheat
Summer Cake
Base
140g raw almonds
75g shredded coconut
30g raw cacao powder
175g dates, pitted
sprinkle of sea salt
Lime filling
130g raw, soaked cashews (soak overnight or min 3 hours for extra creaminess)
60g of honey
juice of half lime
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp coconut oil
Strawberry filling
130g raw, soaked cashews
250g fresh strawberries + handful of strawberries for decoration
60g honey
juice of half of lemon
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 tablespoons of coconut oil
1. Line your cake time with baking paper. You can use 23cm cake pan or like I did, 20cm where you get more height for the cake.
2. Blend the base ingredients except dates until fine crumbs. Add dates 2 at time & blend until dough has moist consistency. Press mixture into cake tin.
3. Lime filling: blend all ingredients except coconut oil. Once all is blended, add coconut oil and blend until combined. Pour into the cake tin.
4. Strawberry filling: Blend all ingredients until no visible nuts or strawberries left. The colour should be gorgeously pink. Pour into cake tin.
5. Slice remaining strawberries and lay them on top of the cake. Freeze the cake overnight or 4 to 5 hours until set. Before serving take out to let it soften slightly.
Perfect for summer barbecues and birthdays!