Raw Chocolate Cake

Between my tests and monitoring food temperature, I had to make something for kids who asked for anything sweet. I'm not raw food follower, but I'm not against it either...especially if it's quick, easy and delicious.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of walnuts (or other nuts)

2-3 tbs coconut oil
2/3 cup pure cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups of soft pitted dates, chopped
1-2 tbsp pure honey (or agave syrup)

pinch of cardamom (or cinnamon), optional

Method:

Heat gently coconut oil and honey, stirring until melted. Add all other ingredients; mix really well. Line a small cake pan with foil; spoon mixture inside and refrigerate until firm. Slice and enjoy!

Prijesni Čokoladni Kolač

Izmedju testova i mjerenja temperatura hrane, nadjoh malo vremena da napravim djeci nesto slatko. 
Nisam pobornik 'raw' ishrane, ali nisan ni protivnik...posebno ako je priprema brza, lagana i ishod ukusan.

Potrebno:

1 1/2 solja oraha, komadi

2-3 K kokosovog ulja

2/3 solje kakaa, najbolje kvalitete

1/2 k soli

2 solje mekanih datula, sjeckane

1-2 K meda ili agavinog sirupa

prstohvat kardamoma ili cimeta, opciono

Nacin: 

Blago zagrijte kokosovo ulje i med; mijesajte dok se ne otopi. Ubacite sve ostale sastojke, dobro izmijesajte i postavite u manju cetvrtastu posudu oblozenu folijom. Stavite u frizider da se stegne, rezite i uzivajte.

Raw Homemade Chocolates

Happy Valentine's Day!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (virgin) coconut oil

1/4 cup cocoa (good quality / raw)

1/4 cup honey

Method:

Melt coconut oil, add honey and cocoa and mix really well. Pour into chocolate moulds and refrigerate until set. Take out and serve to your darling (or eat it yourself!)

'Raw' Praline  

Sretan dan Zaljubljenih!

Potrebno:

1/2 solje (djevicanskog) kokosovog ulja

1/4 solje kakaa (dorog kvaliteta / raw)

1/4 solje meda

Nacin:

Istopite kokosovo ulje, dodajte med i kakao i izmijesajte dobro. Uspite u kalupe za praline i rashladite u frizideru dok se ne stegnu. Izvadite i servirajte vasoj dragoj/ dragom (ili sami pojedite!)

Apples in Chocolate Cake

3 years ago I posted my first recipe. Since then I wrote  350 posts, gained 300 followers and more than 230 000 visits.  Great milestone, as I didn't think I would last so long. For that occasion, I made a beautifully moist and gluten free cake. Cheers!

Ingredients:
7-8 small apples, peeled and cored (left whole)
5 eggs
200 g sugar
120 g butter, melted
150 gr walnuts (or other nuts), grounded
40 g cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
Method:
Preheat oven to 170*C. Prepare a 22 cm spring form, line with baking paper.
Beat sugar and eggs, until light and fluffy. Add melted butter, walnuts and cocoa. Fold in.
Place apples  inside of spring form  close to the edge (but not touching them). Pour prepared mixture, making sure that wholes on apples are filled too. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly, then turn over onto serving plate, take the paper off, slice and serve with cream (optional)

 Jabuke u  Čokoladnom kolaču

Na danasnji dan, prije 3 godine je krenuo moj prvi post. Od tada  sam napisala 350 postova, dobila 300 sljedbenika i vise od 230 000 posjetilaca. Nije lose, obzirom da nisam mislila da cu trajati tako dugo. Za tu priliku evo jednog socnog kolaca bez glutena. U zdravlje!

Potrebno:
7-8 manjih jabuka, oguljene i izvadjena sredina (ostavite ih cijele)
5 jaja
200 gr secera
120 gr maslaca, otopljenog
150 gr oraha (ili drugih orasastih plodova), samljevenih
40 gr kakaa
1 k vanile
Nacin:
Ukljucite rernu na 170*C, pripremite obruc za torte i postavite pepir za pecenje na njega.
Miksajte secr sa jajima, dok ne uspjeni. Dodajte maslac, orahe i kakao. Rucno umijesajte.
Postavite jabuke na pleh u krug, ali da ne dodiruju ivice obruca. Uspite pjenasu smjesu, pazeci da i supljine u jabukama ispunite. Pecite oko 45-50 min, ili dok ubodenu cackalicu ne izvucete sasvim suhu. Prohladite, izvrnite naopako na tanjir za serviranje, skinite papir i izrezite. Servirajte sa tucenim vrhnjem (po zelji)

Black Forest Cake (Schwartzwald Torte) - revised and improved

...One of those 3 that I made last weekend!

Ingredients:
6 large eggs
200 g sugar
100 g butter, melted
50 g cocoa
75 g flour
1 large jar (670g) stoned (sour) cherries
60 ml 'Kirsch' (or cherry brandy)
(extra sugar if needed)
3 X 300 ml double cream (50% fat)
80 g icing sugar
2 tbs corn/potato flour (or arrowroot)
Method:
Preheat oven to 180*C. Grease a 22 cm tin, dust with flour.
Whisk eggs and sugar until thick and fluffy. Add melted butter; whisk with a lower speed, then switch off. Sift cocoa and flour on top; fold in gently.
Turn the mixture into tin, spread leveling the surface and bake for 30(+) minutes. Take out and cool. Cut cake twice horizontaly, to get 3 layers.
Empty the jar with cherries into a bowl / pan (add sugar to the juice if too sour), add kirsch. Mix in 2 tbs of cornflour. Cook or microwave until thick. Cool. Spread each layer of cake with 1/3 of prepared jelly . Whip cream with icing sugar; spread 1/3 onto first layer, place second layer, spread 1/3 cream and place final layer. Decorate with cream and shaved chocolate.
Refrigerate for 2 hours before slicing.

Torta Crne Šume (Schwartzwald Torte)

...jedna od one tri koje sam pravila proslog vikenda!

Sastojci:
6 vecih jaja
200 gr secera
100 gr maslaca, otopljenog
50 gr kakaa
75 gr brasna
1 veca tegla crnih, ociscenih visanja (670gr)
60 ml 'Kirsch-a' (ili seri-brendi)

(jos secers ako su visnje kisele)
3 X 300 ml 'duplog' slatkog vrhnja (50% masnoce)
80 gr secera u prahu
2 K gustina (ili slicno)
Nacin:
Ugrijte renu na 180*C, pripremite kalup za tortu (22cm).
Umutite jaja sa secerom u svrstu gustu masu, dodajte maslac; iskljucite. Prosijte brasno i kakao na povrsinu, pa lagano sjedinite rucno.
Uspite u kalup i pecite 30(+ minuta.
Ohladite i prerezite 2 puta, kako biste dobili 3 sloja.
U teglu sa visnjama uspite kirsch. Prebacite u posudu (serpu) dodajte 2 K gustina, promijesajte i kuhajte ( ili u mikrovalnoj) dok se ne zgusne. Prohladite , pa na svaku koru nanesite 1/3.
Umutite krem sa secerom u prahu. 1/3 krema stavite na donju koru, postavite drugu, zatim stavite drugu trecinu krema. Postavite posljednju koru, pa kremom dekorisite povrsinu. Ukrasite struganom cokoladom.
Rashladite tortu najmanje 2 sata u frizideru prije rezanja

Tiramisu Torte

EASY and delightful! This is one of 3 that I made past weekend...all for young Birthday girls.

Ingredients:
Sponge-
6 eggs
1 cup sugar
2  tsp instant coffee
2 tsp cocoa
(1/4 cup hot water to melt coffee and cocoa)
100 g flour
Syrup-
3/4  cup coffee (sweetened) + 1 tbs rum or other liqueur
Cream-
250 g Philadelphia cream cheese, room temp
300 ml double cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
80 g Icing sugar
For decorating-
cocoa and shaved chocolate
Method:
Preheat oven to 180*C,  prepare 22-23 cm spring form tin.
Beat eggs and sugar until thick and fluffy. Lower the speed then add melted coffee/ cocoa mixture. Fold in flour (by hand). Bake for 25-30 min.  Take out, cool on a rack, then cut in half to get 2 sponges.
Mix coffee with rum, spoon over both sponges.
Beat cream cheese with sugar and vanilla. Ad eggs, one by one. Take cream out of fridge; add to cream cheese mixture. Beat until incorporated and thick.
Place a sponge on a serving dish, spoon 1/2 of prepared cream, follow with another sponge and rest of the cream. Decorate with cacao and chocolate shaves. Refrigerate for 1 hour + before serving.

Tiramisu Torta

Jednostavna za napraviti i sasvim odusevljavajuca...Jedna od 3 koje sam napravila proslog vikenda - sve za rodjendane djevojcica!

Potrebno:
Biskvit-
6 jaja
1 solja secera 
2 k instant kafe
2 k kakaa
(1/4 solje vrele vode za kafu/ kakao)
100 gr brasna
Sirup-
3/4 solje jake kafe (zasladjene) + 1 K ruma ili drugog aromaticnog pica
Krem fil-
250 gr krem sira, sobna temp
300 ml masnije pavlake (50% masnoce)
1 k vanile
2 jaja
80 gr secera u prahu
Za dekoraciju-
kakao i strugana cokolada
Nacin:
Ukljucite rernu, pripremite kalup (22-23cm)
Mutite jaja sa secerom, dok ne postane gusto. Smanjite brzinu miksera, dodajte kafu i kakao rastopljene u vodi. Rucno sjedinite i brasno.
Pecite 25-30 min. Izvadite, prohladite i razrezite na 2 sloja.
Pomijesajte kafu sa rumom. Kasikom nanesite na oba sloja.
Mutite krem sir sa secerom i vanilom. Ubacite jedno po jedno jaje.
Izvadite pavlaku iz frizidera, pa i nju ubacite u smjesu. Sjedinite muteci mikserom. 
Postavite jedan sloj na posluzavnik, stavite 1/2 pripremljene kreme. Postavite drugi sloj i preko njega drugu polovinu kreme. Ukrasite kakaom i struganom cokoladom. Rashladite u frizideru najmanje 1 sat prije sluzenja.