When you think of vegan food, you may think of carrots, broccoli and green smoothies. Sweet cakes, chocolate biscuits or cheesecakes will not pass your mind as quickly. However, a little bit of research shows that there are so many tasty sweet snacks to make, even without butter or cream. Below you can find the recipe on how to make a delicious chocolate figs cheesecake:

Vegan Cake Recipe

Ingredients Filling:⠀

• 400 g raw cashews⠀
• 160 g maple syrup⠀
• 20 g lemon juice⠀
• 10 g shredded coconut⠀
• 6 tbsp melted coconut oil⠀
• 3 tbsp melted coconut butter⠀
• 3 heaped tbsp cacao powder⠀
• 1/2 tsp vanilla powder⠀

4 fresh figs + some more for decoration⠀
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Crust:⠀

• 140 g almonds⠀
• 40 g pecan nuts⠀
• 35 g shredded coconut
• 2 tbsp maple syrup⠀

Instructions:⠀
Note: you can soak the cashews up to 24h prior to using them. Simply take a big bowl, fill with he nuts and filtered water. Have in mind that the nuts will soak up water so leave room for that.⠀

1. Take your food processor, add the almonds and pecan nuts. Pulse them until you’ve almond flour.
2. Add the other ingredients for the crust and mix again.⠀
3. Take a 8 inch cake pan and line with parchment paper. Press the cookie crust evenly into the pan and set aside.⠀
4. Wash and half four figs.⠀
5. Cover the cookie crust layer with the halved figs. Set aside.⠀
6. Drain and wash the cashews. Add to your blender along with the other ingredients to the filling. Blend well.⠀
7. Pour the cashew layer into your cake pan and freeze the whole cake for at least 6 hours. Preferably over night. Remove from the freezer one hour prior to eating. This cake holds up to 6 months once its frozen.

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Enjoy!

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