This recipe is from therawchef.com. I love his food. It always looks so beautiful. I want to try lots of his recipes. This was the first one I tried and it was yummy. It was super rich though so I could only eat a tiny slice at a time. I guess that's a good thing?


vanilla chocolate torte with
ginger & strawberry cream

For the crust:
11⁄2c pecans
3⁄4c raisins roughly chopped
2T coconut oil/butter
1t vanilla extract
1t cinnamon
Pinch salt
First process all dry ingredients, being sure not to
over-process nuts.
Add coco butter and vanilla extract and process
again.
Press into the bottom of 9" springform pan and
place in fridge whilst working on filling.

For the filling:
2c cashews
1c water
2c cacao powder
11⁄2c grated cacao butter (I couldn't find this so I used raw coconut butter)
2T vanilla extract
1⁄2c agave nectar
1⁄2T lemon juice
Blend the cashews, water, vanilla, agave nectar, and
lemon juice in a vita-mix until smooth.
Add cacao butter and cacao powder, and blend
again.
Pour chocolate mixture onto base and use a
spatula to achieve a level surface.
Place in fridge for 3 hours to set.

For the ginger cream:
1c cashews
2T coconut oil/butter
1⁄4c agave
1T fresh ginger
Pinch ground clove
2t vanilla
Place all ingredients in a processor and blend.

For the strawberry sauce:
1c strawberries
3T agave
2T lemon juice
1⁄2t cinnamon
1⁄4t nutmeg
Place all ingredients in a processor and blend.