Halloween Chocolate & Pumpkin Cake with Orange Cashew “Buttercream”

Halloween Chocolate & Pumpkin Cake with Orange Cashew “Buttercream”

www.cocooncooks.com

Fluffy chocolate-pumpkin cake with zesty orange cashew frosting and ganache: a spooky, naturally sweet treat for your Halloween table.

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Ingredients

  • 400 g white spelt flour
  • 70 g raw cacao powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp Himalayan salt
  • 150 g jaggery (or raw cane sugar, or coconut sugar)
  • 225 g pumpkin purée
  • 250 ml plant-based milk
  • 180 ml organic sunflower oil
  • 60 ml orange juice
  • 60 ml maple syrup
  • 3 flax eggs (3 tbsp flax meal mixed with 9 tbsp water and rested for 5 minutes)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • zest of 1 orange
  • 400 g raw cashew nuts (soaked in hot water for 1 hour or in room temperature water for 4–6 hours)
  • 250 ml refined, odorless coconut oil, melted but not hot
  • 160 ml rice malt syrup
  • 160 ml orange juice
  • 40 g dried goji berries (soaked in hot water for 5–10 minutes)
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 150 g vegan dark chocolate
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil

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