Cashew Cream Cake
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Prepared this cake for last night's party, a simple chocolate cake with ganache and cashew cream to bid farewell to 2018 and a great hello to 2019 :)
I had 2 different flavors for the cream layer, of vanilla and chocolate, but you are welcome to have only vanilla or chocolate only :)
Cashew Cream
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This cream needs to be prepared in advance, about 2 hours for chilling if using the fridge, or 30 mins if using the freezer.
- 3/4 c roasted unsalted cashew, soaked in hot boiling water for 5 mins, drain
- 1/2 c almond milk
- 1/4 tsp agar powder
- a pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1/4 c almond milk
Instruction:
- Bring milk and agar powder to boil, for 2 mins
- Pour into a blender, process with the rest of the ingredients and the additional almond milk
- Chill/freeze as mentioned above
Chocolate Cake
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- 2 1/2 c flour
- 1 1/2 c sugar
- 6 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp BSoda
- a pinch of salt
- 2 c water
- 1/2 c oil
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp vanilla essence
Instruction:
- Mix dry ingredients in a bowl, pour and stir in wet ingredients
- Bake at preheated 350 F convection oven for 25 mins
- Cool on rack, slice horizontally
Ganache
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- 1/4 c + 1 tbsp almond milk
- 3/4 c DF choc chips
Instruction:
- Heat milk 1 min in microwave, full powder
- Stir in choc chips to melt completely
- Spread ganache on one of the cakes as topping
Assembling the Cake
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- Once the ganache is set, slice the cake into portions, set aside
- Take out the chilled cream from the fridge/freezer, whip for a minute or two then spread on the other half of the cake
- Top the layer with cake slices, then chill for 30 minutes to an hour before serving (best served chilled).
NOTE:
For the chocolate cashew cream, you need to add 2-3 more tbsp of sugar and 1 tbsp cocoa powder before mixing in the blender, then chilled and whip :)
Happy New Year 2019 Instructables!
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May the new year be kind and great (meeeh, scratch that. SUPERB!) to us all :D