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Vegan Dragon Fruit Cake

Have you ever heard of dragon fruit? This beautiful fruit has a mild fresh taste that won't overshadow the maple and nutty tones of the cake crust. It will go perfectly over the vegan cheese filling and will give it a nice, smooth topping.

Prep Time 30 minutes
Serves: 16
Difficulty Level: Low
Vegan Dragon Fruit Cake Image Source: Choosing Chia
Ingredients for bottom crust:
Walnuts - 1 cup
Dates - 1 1/4 cups
Cocoa powder - 1/4 cup
Salt - a pinch
Ingredients for cake:
Raw cashews - 2 cups (soaked overnight and rinsed)
Coconut cream - 3/4 cup
Coconut oil - 6 tbsp.
Maple syrup - 1/2 cup
Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp.
Lemon juice - from 1 lemon
Lemon zest - 1 tsp.
Ingredients for dragon fruit syrup:
Dragon fruit - 1 (peeled and chopped)
Raspberries - 1/2 cup (fresh or frozen)
Maple syrup - 1 cup
Method of preparing the cake:
  1. Line or grease a 9x9 inch baking dish.
  2. Pulse all crust ingredients in the food processor until you have a uniform, sticky dough. Press to the bottom of the pan and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
  3. Pulse all cake ingredients in the blender until you have a uniform cream. Pour over the cake crust, flatten with a spatula and chill in the fridge.
  4. Heat all syrup ingredients in a small saucepan over medium flame. Stir for 2-3 minutes. Reduce to a low flame simmer and keep stirring for 5 minutes simmering.
  5. When the fruits dissolve into a syrup remove from heat. Spread over the cake and chill for another 5 minutes in the fridge before serving.
Chef's Tip:
If you can't find dragon fruit, swap it for 1 cup raspberries.
Source: Choosing Chia
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