Directions
We are happy to share the recipe of a raw cake which is not loaded with cashews and filled to the brim with agave syrup. The creamy layers are basically made out of persimmons, which are naturally sweet and have thickening properties when blended. Baobab powder has interesting thickening properties too, therefore it is enough to add a little bit of cocoa butter to make the fruit-based creamy layers stay together (the layers perfectly stay together also as you slice the cake - without freezing it!)
Prepare three mini springform pans (diameter: 10 cm).
Nut layers
Process the hazelnuts (we used a high speed blender, pulse function) until you get coarse crumbs and set aside. Finely chop the figs, then process them (we used a high speed blender, low speed, using a tamper) until you get a gooey mixture. Knead by hand processed hazelnuts and figs until you get a non-sticky dough, then press the mixture evenly in the three tins.
Persimmon layers
Finely chop 30g of cocoa butter and gently melt it over a bain-marie, using warm water and stirring continuously. Throw all ingredients (2 riped persimmons, 1 tsp baobab powder, vanilla and cinnamon) into the high speed blender jar and blend until smooth. Divide the cream equally, pour it into two tins and smooth out using a wet spatula or spoon.
Chocolate layer
Finely chop 30g of cocoa butter and gently melt it over a bain-marie, using warm water and stirring continuously. Throw all ingredients (2 persimmons, 1 heaped tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tbsp yacon syrup, 1 tsp baobab powder, vanilla and cinnamon) into the high speed blender jar and blend until smooth. Pour the cream into the remaining tin and smooth out using a wet spatula or spoon.
Let the three tiny cakes rest in the fridge overnight.
Almond cream
Throw all ingredients (almonds, 1 tsp baobab powder, coconut flour, agave syrup, 200ml water) into the high speed blender jar. Blend (at full speed, using the tamper) until you get smooth, fluffy and velvety whipped cream, which firmly holds its shape when dolloped. Let it rest in the fridge overnight.
Assemble the layer cake. Remove the three tiny cakes from the pans. Spread some almond cream on a persimmon mini cake, then put the chocolate mini cake onto it. Spread some almond cream also on the chocolate layer and eventually put the second persimmon mini cake onto it.
Frost the cake with almond cream and garnish with persimmon stars, tangerine slices, kumquat halves, pomegranate seeds and dried mulberries. Drizzle some yacon syrup over the cake to finish off.
This recipe was created in cooperation with Stefania from the wonderful food blog La Tortoise.
