Recipes — Cake

Bounty Bars

Bounty Bars

These babes freeze like a dream in a lunch box, ready for any mid week chocolate cravings, or midday, or mid weekend. You catch my drift?IngredientsMakes 12 mini bars200g Dessicated Coconut1 can Coconut Milk (full fat, solids only, water drained off)3 Tbsp Honey (or Maple Syrup if Vegan)250g Dark Chocolate 70%, melted (or vegan Chocolate/Cacao & Coconut Oil glaze)Blitz the coconut meal in a food processor for about a minute to release the oils and make it a bit finer in texture, then add the milk solids and sweetener and blitz until combined into a dough. Press into an 8...


Raw Cacao Cheezecake

Karena Hutton

Tags Cake, Dairy-free, Dessert, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Raw, Recipe

Raw Cacao Cheezecake

I made a small version in a 5 inch springform tin, but you can easily double this for a bigger cake tin. This recipe is for a 5 inch cake tin. It makes it easier to get out of the tin if you grease with a little coconut oil before you start. For the base: 50g Dates - soaked*50g Chopped Hazelnuts25g Ground Almonds20g Coconut Oil2tsp Cacao Powder1/2tsp Vanilla Essence For the filling: 75g Raw Cashews - soaked*60g Frozen BananaHalf a can of Coconut Milk (preferably solids) 30g Honey2tbsp Cacao Powder1tsp Vanilla Essence Melt the coconut oil gently over a low heat...


Flourless Orange Cake

Karena Hutton

Tags Cake, Gluten Free, Real Cake, Recipe

Flourless Orange Cake

Flourless Orange Cake IngredientsButter for greasing a 22cm loose bottom deep cake tin2 oranges totalling about 800g3 large nice eggs215g caster sugar300g finely ground almonds1tsp gluten free baking powderVanilla Mascarpone Frosting250g mascarpone 1/2 vanilla pod, seeds scraped outJuice of 1/2 a lemon50g icing sugar (more if needed to keep it thick enough to hold a figure 8, I always eyeball this, sorry!)Boil the oranges from cold water and then simmer for about 20 minutes, depending on pot size. They need to be soft but still formed, pierce them with a knife, they should feel like cake. Drain and cool with...


Banana Bread

Karena Hutton

Tags Baking, breakfast, Cake, Recipe, Refined Sugar Free, Snack

Banana Bread

  We absolutely love banana bread!  This is a really easy recipe to throw together and super tasty.  For variation swop the walnuts for pecans or brazil nuts. This loaf will love it! 100g chopped dates200g white spelt flour1.5 tsp ground cinnamon2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp bread soda120ml coconut oil150g honey2 large eggs3 ripe bananas - mashed up50g walnuts Preheat your oven to 150C. Grease a 900G loaf tin with coconut oil. Chop the dates, place in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside. Sift all dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix well. Blend the warmed coconut...