Part 1: Rich Terracotta Vegan Cake
Ingredients
Method- 200g Flour
- 230g Sugar
- 70g deZaan Rich Terracotta Cocoa Powder
- 5g Baking Powder
- 480g Almond Milk (unsweetened)
- 115g Sunflower Oil
- 30g deZaan Quito Oro Cocoa Mass (melted)
- Warm all liquid ingredients and cocoa mass, assuring that the cocoa mass is melted. Mix until just combined. Reserve warm.
- Add all the dry ingredients (excluding cocoa mass) into a food processor. Blend until combined.
- Add all warm wet ingredients into a food processor. Blend until smooth.
- Transfer to desired cake mold and bake at 165ºC/329ºF until set in the middle.
Part 2: Pecan/Cashew Filling
Ingredients
Method- 140g Pecan
- 140g Cashew
- 112g deZaan Stellar Cocoa Butter (melted)
- 200g Coconut Cream
- Soak the nuts in 1.5l of water overnight.
- Drain the nuts and add into a food processor.
- Add in the cocoa butter and blend to a paste.
- Add the coconut cream and blend until smooth.
- Cool for approx. 2hrs in the refrigerator.
- Reserve cool until ready to use.
Part 3: Rich Terracotta Ganache
Ingredients
Method- 250g Coconut Cream (minimum 25% fat)
- 80g Granulated Sugar
- 85g deZaan Rich Terracotta Cocoa Powder
- 5g deZaan Stellar Cocoa Butter
- 5g Deodorized Coconut Oil
- In a pot, add the coconut cream and sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Pour over remaining ingredients and blend in an immersion blender until smooth.
- Cool until set in the refrigerator.
- Reserve until ready to use.
Part 4: Assembly
Method- Once all components have been made, begin by cutting the cake into 3 even layers.
- Place the bottom layer onto desired plate.
- Spread an even layer of pecan filling onto the cake.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the cake has been assembled.
- Lightly whip the ganache. Coat the cake with ganache and repeat this step twice.
- Decorate the outside rim of the cake with roughly chopped roasted pecans.
- Finish with dusting and a roasted pecan (optional).
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