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Chocolate Raspberry Layer Protein Cake
[Vegan, Gluten-Free]

BG By: Buffy-Ellen Gill

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Ingredients You Need for Chocolate Raspberry Layer Protein Cake [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

For the Cake:

1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cups vegan chocolate protein powder
1/2 cup cacao powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup cashews, plus 1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup coconut nectar
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the Ganache:

1 cup dates
1 cup cashews
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup cacao powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 cups raspberries, fresh or frozen
Freeze dried raspberries (optional)

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How to Prepare Chocolate Raspberry Layer Protein Cake [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

Preheat oven to 310°F and grease a 7 1/2-inch springform cake tin.
Grind almonds into flour if using, then sift into a bowl with all other dry ingredients.
Blend all wet ingredients in a high-speed blender until completely smooth.
Pour wet into dry and fold until combined, lifting the mix to add air as you go.
Bake for 45-50 minutes on fan bake, or until a skewer comes out almost dry. Test after 40 minutes, and then every 5 minutes thereafter. You want it to be slightly undercooked as it will continue cooking after removed from oven.
Remove, leave to cool for 10 minutes, remove from tin and transfer to a rack to cool completely.
To make ganache, blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until super smooth and creamy, with no lumps, scraping down the sides of the blender as necessary.
To assemble, slice the cake through the middle, spread half the ganache on the bottom half, place 1 cup of raspberries on top, then top with the other half of cake, other half of ganache, and remaining raspberries. If using fresh raspberries, reserve them for the top. Sprinkle with freeze dried raspberries and leave to set for at least half an hour before serving.

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