Mini bunny spice cakes
Raw food expert Megan May of Little Bird Organics creates exciting Easter treats packed with goodness
- 1 hr cooking chill time
- Serves 10
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Ingredients
Lemon cream cheese icing
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked for 2-4 hours then drained
- 1 cup fresh young coconut meat
- 1 tablespoon organic maple syrup or raw agave
- 1 tablespoon nut cheese
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup melted coconut oil
Mini bunny spice cakes
- 1 1/4 cup raw almonds
- 1 1/4 cup raw cashews
- 2 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
- 1 1/2 cup amond pulp
- 1 1/2 cup carrot, grated, firmly packed
- 1 cup currants
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon, plus extra for dusting
- 2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup date paste
- 1/3 cup organic maple syrup, raw agave or raw honey
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 10 organic baby carrot tops, to garnish (optional)
Method
Mini bunny spice cakes
- 1First, make the icing. Put cashews, coconut meat, maple syrup, nut cheese, lemon juice, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt in a high-speed blender, adding just enough water to create a smooth, thick paste. With the blender still running, slowly pour the coconut oil in at the end - it will be quite runny. Leave to set in the fridge or freezer for at least 40 minutes to firm up before using on the carrot cake.
- 2To make spice cakes, blend almonds, cashews and 1¼ cups of the coconut separately in a food processor until each has a flour-like consistency.
- 3In a bowl, place the processed ‘flours’, almond pulp, the remaining cup of desiccated coconut, grated carrot, currants, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, lemon zest and 2 pinches of salt. Mix together with your hands.
- 4Blend the lemon juice, date paste, maple syrup and coconut oil in a food processor or high-speed blender.
- 5Add the wet mixture to the ‘flour’ mixture and mix together with your hands until it sticks together.
- 6Line a 10-hole muffin tin or cake tin with plastic wrap.
- 7Divide the mixture into however many layers you would like (I gave my cakes 3 layers).
- 8Spread alternate layers of cake and icing in the muffin holes (or cake tin), finishing with a layer of icing.
- 9Dust with a little extra cinnamon, and plant a carrot top in the centre, if desired. Set cupcakes in the fridge for at least 20 minutes before serving.
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