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It was SO good - very dense and fudgey, just the way I like chocolate cakes. Even DH liked it, and he is a bit :ex about the whole raw thing. :giggle

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It was made from walnuts, dates, maple syrup, vanilla essence and coco powder. The "butter cream" frosting was made from dates, maple syrup, vanilla essence and avocado.

:yum :yum :yum

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post a recipe? PLEASE? I've been craving some good, raw chocolate, but I'm a little scaredof wasting a lot of dates/nuts to try something & find out it's gross. :shifty

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Yum! That looks SO good! :yum :yum :yum

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ohh, yummm! Recipe? :yum

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That look delicious! Wow, I can't believe there is avocado in the frosting! I would be nervous eating that...only because I'm weird though. :giggle

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Wow! :yum I'd like the recipe too, please :)

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mmm...this would totally justify eating chocolate for me....please post!

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:yum

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:shifty can you give us the recipe? DId you post it elsewhere? I SOOOOO need this!!!! :P~

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Oh, wow! That looks so good. :yum I'd love the recipe, too!

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Wow! This looks delish! I should make this and not tell dh that it's raw... or that it has avocado frosting! :shifty :lol

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That looks amazing. Did you ever post a recipe? I have several raw cookbooks....off to see if I can find something similar.

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I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to take so long with the recipe. :blush

Ingredients for Cake

1 1/2 cups of raw walnuts, unsoaked (I have also made this with pecans, but it is definitely better with walnuts! :yes )

A dash of salt

10 pitted medjool dates, unsoaked

1/3 cup of cocoa or carob powder

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract (if you don't have any don't worry, its optional)

2 teaspoons of water

Method

Put the walnuts and salt into a food processor and process until the nuts are finely ground.

Put in the dates, cocoa / carob powder and vanilla and process until the mixture starts to stick together.

Add the water and process for a few more seconds.

Lightly spray a cereal bowl (or similar) with olive oil spray. Get the mixture and press it firmly into the bowl - I used a glass bowl which was good because I could see where there were "pockets" that needed to be pressed in more.

Chill for two or more hours, then turn upside down onto a serving dish or plate. You can eat it as is or add Chocolate Buttercream Frosting and strawberries for garnish.

Ingredients for Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

1/4 cup of pitted medjool dates, soaked

1/4 cup of maple syrup or agave nectar

1/2 tespoon of vanilla extract (again, this is optional)

1 1/2 mashed, ripe avocados

1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons cocoa or carob powder

Method

Toss it all in your food processor and process until creamy.

:yum

One variation is to roll the dough into little balls to make truffles. I rolled these in shredded coconut and stuck them in the freezer. They were delicious, but they really need to be served chilled. They are not so nice at room temperature.

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I am so excited....i think I actually have all the ingredients on hand. I normally don't have avocados all the time but I had planned on making sushi tomorrow but DH asked to go out on a DATE.....as he now has the night off. So I have 3 ripe avocados just WAITING to be used. He LOVES chocolate (Shhhh....don't tell him about the avocado)

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ohhhhh!! Those truffles look so Christmas-y!! Thanks for sharing the recipe! :heart

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WOW! That looks awesome! I am going to try it for sure! :rockon
I am going to wait a bit though, because I am tired of eating medjool dates, avacado, and raw carob powder right now. :giggle (I made two recipes of similar "raw chocolate pudding" and although it was tasty at first, it was a bit much to be eating 3 days in a row.) ;)

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just saw this!
i can not wait to make this....
kawani...did u ever make it?

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that looks SOOO yummy! i am going to have to try the recipe!

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no, but I'm still planning to. :giggle I have to admit, I am really scared to try avocado in a dessert. I'm so used to eating it as guacamole or sushi, I just can't wrap my mind around it being used in sweet stuff. :shifty

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I don't think you can taste the avocado! That's what I hear at least. I so wish I had a food processor! I just don't think my blender can handle the nuts and dates. And I don't want to burn out this one too! I just got it!

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:no You can't taste the avocado in the frosting. In fact, I think it's tastes almost like the real thing!

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bumping because i'm drooling...

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I bet I would love that if I didn't know what was in it. :lol I'm strange like that.. It looks delicious!

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:hissyfit my dates are Deglet Noor. Is that OK?

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you. are. my. hero.

:jawdrop

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I'm gonna make this on payday. :rockon

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I'm finally going to make this. I'll get some more dates and avocados on Saturday when I grocery shop. :yes

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I don't have any avocadoes, but I just made the cake part of this recipe. I have raw vegan chocolate chips and I added those and some coconut and ate the batter straight out of the bowl! :yum It was SOOOO good. You know what it tasted EXACTLY like? Warm brownies straight from the oven. The mixer made the batter a little warm. It was perfect! Just what I have been needing to satisfy my sweet tooth on this raw diet. :rockon

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Looks scrumptious!

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oh WOW! and yum....ummmm.....I want some....I love the look of the little balls rolled in coconut.

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ok, so I made this again with the icing this time. I have to say I am NOT a fan of avocado icing. :yuck It just wasn't my thing. I'll stick to coconut oil icing. :um But the rest of the cake is delish and I am sneaking bites of it throughout the day. :giggle

Oh, and I put the rest of the icing in a little dish for my son and told him it was pudding. He took one bite and said "Mommy, you don't make *pudding* with *avocados*." and refused to eat any more. :spit :roll :giggle

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LOL--can you post the coconut oil frosting recipe?

I used to make one with coconut oil, raw cacao powder and agave nectar. How do you make yours?

I'm gonna make this cake this week. Methinks it's PMS week. Must. have. chocolate...

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:lol