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cakes

Ingredients
For the crust
260 g semi-whole wheat flour
40 g whole rice flour
half a teaspoon whole sea salt
100-120 ml filtered water
120 ml extra virgin olive oil
For the filling (to fill 4-6 baskets)
100 g chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
4 tablespoons apricot jam, with no added refined sugar and naturally sweetened with agave syrup or rice malt syrup [...]


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Ingredients
For the cake
200 g semi-whole wheat flour
80 g wholemeal flour
120 g almond flour
40 g unsweetened cacao powder, sifted
50 g muscovado sugar
half a teaspoon vanilla powder
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
a pinch of whole sea salt
180 g barley malt syrup
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
200 ml almond milk, unsweetened
100 ml almond cream (or other vegetable [...]


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Ingredients
100 g quinoa flour
200 g semi-whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
half a teaspoon cardamom powder
200 ml plain (unflavoured) and unsweetened rice milk
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
80 g rice malt syrup
20 ml maple syrup (grade C)
100 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa), broken into pieces
3 [...]


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Ingredients
For the mini loaves

150 g semi-whole wheat flour
50 g chestnut flour
50 g whole rice flour
50 g cornstarch
half a teaspoon powdered cinnamon
a pinch of whole sea salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
100 g rice malt syrup
230 ml oat milk
3 small apples (I used Fuji), peeled and pureed using a food processor

For the [...]


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Cacao and coconut cream tart with raspberries

by Alice on September 21, 2009

Ingredients

For the cacao butter and coconut cream
50 g cacao butter (I used raw cacao butter)
200 ml coconut milk
6 tablespoons agave syrup
1 teaspoon lemon juice
the zest of half a lemon
2 tablespoons almond butter
For the crust
50 g almond flour
100 g whole rice flakes’ flour
100 g semi-whole wheat flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
a sprinkle [...]


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Zucchini cake with zucchini flowers

by Alice on September 2, 2009

Ingredients
150 g semi-wholemeal wheat flour
100 g cornmeal (OGM-free)
50 g almond flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
3 tablespoons cream of tartar
150 ml agave syrup
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
150 ml unsweetened, unflavoured soy milk (OGM-free)
1 tablespoon natural vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest (organic)
200 g long, light green zucchini, grated
8 zucchini flowers, washed, stems and pistils [...]


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Pear and chocolate cake

by Alice on February 17, 2009

Pears and chocolate: a classic combination which is always a winner. When selceting the pears for this cake, make sure they’re firm and under-ripe. If you’re using sweetened dark chocolate, lower the amount of rice malt syrup.  
Ingredients
1 cup almond flour
1 cup whole kamut flour
4 extra firm Bartlett or other firm pears, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
6 tablespoons extra [...]


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