Gluten Free Chocolate Turtle Cake

The Whole Food Plant Based Cooking Show

Jill Dalton

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 40

Servings: people

Calories: 425kcal

There are times when you just need to treat yourself to a big slice of chocolate cake. Am I right? Well here is a super indulgent Plant Based Vegan Chocolate Cake that you can indulge in but feel zero guilt. It is gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, and oil free. You won’t believe that something this healthy could taste so great. Treat yourself and dig into this beautifully delicious Chocolate Turtle Cake !

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Equipment

Ingredients

Cake

1 cup almond flour
2 cups oat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 cup cocoa powder
1 ½ cup deglet dates
1 ½ tsp vanilla powder or extract
3 cups almond milk unsweetened, or plant based milk of your choice

Vanilla Cream

1 cup cashews soaked for three hours in water
½ cup deglet dates
1 tsp vanilla
¾ cup water

Caramel Sauce

1 cup deglet dates
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup water
½ cup Pecans for topping the cake

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°
Line two 9 inch round cake pans with parchment or oil lightly
Place almond flour, oat flour, baking soda and powder and cocoa into a large bowl and mix
Blend the dates, vanilla and almond milk in blender until there are no more date chunks
Pour this mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir
Pour mixture into baking pans
Bake for 25 minutes
Place the vanilla cream ingredients into the blender and blend
When cakes are finished baking let them cool completely
Place the caramel sauce ingredients into the blender and blend
When cakes have cooled take one out of the pan and place it on a plate or cake stand
Pour the vanilla cream onto the cake and spread to the edges
Place the second cake on top of the vanilla cream layer
Pour the caramel sauce over the top letting it ooze over the sides

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