Raw Beetroot Cake | Madeleine Shaw | Wild Dish

On Madeleine’s recent trip to Ibiza she pays a visit to Wild Beets, a 100% vegan plant based restaurant. She tries their raw beetroot cake and is inspired to make it at home.
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Madeleine shares with us her recreation which has a chewy crunchy base and a beautiful creamy filling. Beetroot and chocolate may seem like an odd combination but don’t be scared, they taste amazing together!

RECIPE
INGREDIENTS

FILLING:
200G OF CASHEWS (SOAKED FOR 4 HOURS)
250G OF RAW BEETROOT GRATED
200G OF BLUEBERRIES (PLUS EXTRA FOR TOPPING)
4 TBSP OF COCONUT OIL
60G OF STICKY HONEY (NOT RUNNY)
1 VANILLA POD

BASE:
200G OF ALMOND FLAKES
250G OF DATES
1 TBSP OF COCONUT OIL
1 TBSP OF RAW CACAO
1 BAR OF DARK OMBAR CHOCOLATE

METHOD
SOAK THE CASHEWS IN WATER (ENOUGH SO THEY ARE COVERED) FOR 4 HOURS.

TO MAKE THE BASE BLEND THE ALMOND FLAKES, DATES, COCONUT OIL AND RAW CACAO WITH A SMALL PINCH OF SEA SALT UNTIL IT BECOMES CRUMBLY. PLACE IN A 22CM CAKE TIN AND INTO THE FREEZER WHILE YOU MAKE THE FILLING.

DRAIN THE CASHEWS AND BLEND WITH THE BEETROOT, BERRIES, HONEY, COCONUT OIL AND VANILLA SEEDS. POUR OVER THE BASE AND FREEZE FOR 3 HOURS.

TOP WITH SHAVED CHOCOLATE AND FRESH BLUEBERRIES.

STORE IN THE FRIDGE.


Thanks to Sophie Conran for Portmeirion (), Microplane, Kenwood and Lakeland.co.uk for providing us with kitchenware.

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