At the moment I’ve obtained a fragile, fairly no-bake purple candy potato cake for you that brings each vibrancy and secretly-snuck-in-veg to the dessert desk…
This vegan cheesecake-style cake incorporates purple candy potato powder (ube), which is a simple method so as to add diet to sweets with out overwhelming the fragile cheesecake taste, in addition to imparting a beautiful purple hue.
I adorned it with some crunchy almonds and edible contemporary flowers from my backyard — borage and candy alyssum. They complement the colours right here actually properly.
Contemporary flowers, particularly edible ones, are certainly one of my favourite methods to embellish a cake. It is simply really easy, and nature does the give you the results you want right here :).
I discover it is best to position the contemporary flowers on the cake proper previous to serving to maintain them crisp and vivid. You may freeze any leftover cake with the flowers afterwards in fact, however they appear finest served contemporary.
And naturally if you do not have contemporary flowers helpful, you possibly can all the time simply use extra dried edible flower petals as a substitute, or every other complementary toppings of your selection.
Final however not least, this recipe is for a tiny 5″ cake tailor-made for a energy blender with a slender pitcher on the backside, which might deal with a smaller quantity of components rather well (like an older tall profile Vitamix, which is what I exploit).
In case you’re utilizing a large bottomed blender, you’ll have to at the least triple the recipe for finest outcomes. See the downloadable cake conversion information beneath the recipe that can assist you determine which pan measurement to make use of.
Purple Candy Potato Cake
A reasonably no-bake purple candy potato cake, brimming with vibrancy, taste, and snuck in veg!
- Prep Time: half-hour
- Whole Time: half-hour
- Yield: 5″ mini cake
- Class: Cake
- Technique: No-Bake
- Delicacies: vegan
- Weight-reduction plan: Vegan
Crust:
Filling:
Toppings:
Directions
* Be sure that all components are at room temperature earlier than beginning *
- Course of all crust components right into a wonderful sticky crumble in a meals processor. Switch right into a 5″ springform pan and press down right into a flat crust alongside the bottom. Freeze whereas engaged on the following step.
- Mix all cheesecake filling components collectively into a very easy consistency in a energy blender. Switch this combination into the ready cake pan over the crust. Faucet the pan down on the counter to easy out the highest, and even it out additional with the again of a spoon as wanted.
- Sprinkle slivered almonds, after which dried flower petals in a hoop across the prime of the cake.
- Freeze for 5-6 hours or in a single day to set.
- As soon as set, take away from the springform ring. Adorn with contemporary borage flowers if desired. Thaw out flippantly on the counter (10-Quarter-hour) and serve!***
Notes
*I like to recommend a de-scented / refined coconut oil to keep away from a powerful coconut taste / aroma.
**To pre-soak nuts: place in a glass bowl, cowl with water, and depart to soak for 4 hours (or in a single day within the fridge). Then pressure and discard the water. For a fast pre-soak, cowl with boiled water and soak for 15 minutes, then pressure and discard water. (Observe: this method doesn’t protect the diet of the recipe in addition to the normal soaking method above). Extra Observe: the aim of soaking the nuts is to re-hydrate them and plump them up for mixing right into a easy, cheesecake-like consistency. Correct soaking strategies additionally maximize diet and digestibility. In case you’re desirous about studying extra about nut soaking and different dessert prep suggestions and tips, I delve into these topics intimately in my ebook Unconventional Treats.
***Storage notes: deal with this cake like ice cream. Maintain it frozen always till able to eat, and freeze any leftovers. If left too lengthy at room temperature it’ll start to soften again into the consistency it was within the blender.
