A no-bake cake that is creamy, melt in your mouth texture that is similar to ice cream, made tangy with lemon juice. With a salted hazelnut and pistachio base to balance the sweet and creamy cashew lemon layer! Topped with cacao nibs and cinnamon for an extra crunch. Raw desserts are so much easier to make than baked ones – just blend and set in the freezer.

 

This recipe is adapted from Amy at Fragrant Vanilla Cake blog.

 

The top layer is made from soymilk cream (just add a little water to instant soymilk powder). It’s extremely versatile because of it’s light taste and smooth texture, so you can add other flavours, say orange zest, mango or durian.

You’ll need:

For the crust

2 pitted medjool dates

1 cup of any roasted nuts (i used half cup pistachio and half cup hazelnuts)

½ tsp sea salt

Blend all and press into a greased springform pan or silicone mold.

For the filling

3 cups raw cashews, soaked overnight

Zest from half a lemon

Juice from 1 lemon

½ cup + 1 tbsp coconut oil

¼ cup agave nectar

1 tsp cinnamon powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ tsp sea salt

Blend all and pour onto the crust.

For the topping

1/3 cup soymilk powder

1 tbsp water

1 tsp finely grated orange zest

cacao nibs and cinnamon powder

Stir the soymilk powder with water till a creamy paste. Add orange zest. Spread it on the filling and top with cacao nibs and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

I left it in the freezer to set for about 4 hours, then transferred it to the fridge. Keep any leftovers in the freezer and take it out 15 mins to soften before eating.