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No Bake Strawberry Cake (Vegan, Gluten-free)

Who would think when looking at this decadent strawberry creation, that it is even vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free? And no baking required! This cake recipe doesn’t require many ingredients and is perfect for a special occasion.
Course Cake
Cuisine German
Servings 1 cake (18 cm)

Equipment

  • 18cm / 7inch cake pan

Ingredients
  

For the crust:

  • 110 g almonds soak in water for 8 hours, then rinse and drain
  • 70 g dates and diced
  • 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds

For the filling:

  • 250 g strawberries
  • 70 g dates pitted
  • 20 g cacao butter melted
  • 210 g cashews soaked for approx. 4 hours, rinsed and drained

For the topping:

  • 70 g cashew nuts (soaked for at least 6 hours and drained)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 10 g cacao butter melted
  • 50 ml water

Instructions
 

  • For the crust, in a powerful blender pulse the almonds and dates to fine crumbles. Transfer to a bowl. Stir in ground flax seed and mix well.
  • Line the cake tin with baking paper. Spread the dough evenly and press it firm.
  • For the strawberry layer, blend 150g of the strawberries with dates and cacao butter until smooth. Then add cashews and blend once again. You may need a tamper for this step.
  • Chop up the remaining strawberries and mix them with the strawberry cream. Spread the cream evenly in the cake tin.
  • For the vanilla layer, blend all ingredients until smooth (a smaller powerful bullet blender is ideal for this step). Pour the vanilla layer over the strawberry layer.
  • Place in freezer until firm (approx. 5 hours). Let thaw a little before cutting slices, then store chilled until serving.

Notes

Enjoy! :)
Keyword Almond, cake, fruit-sweetened, lactose-free, Strawberry, without baking