{"id":19495,"date":"2019-07-05T08:30:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T06:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/?p=19495"},"modified":"2019-07-02T17:34:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T15:34:17","slug":"amazingy-cooks-no-bake-mini-chocolate-cakes-gluten-free-vegan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/amazingy-cooks-no-bake-mini-chocolate-cakes-gluten-free-vegan\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: No-Bake Mini Chocolate Cakes with Coconut Cream &#038; Matcha Powder (Gluten-Free\/Vegan) \u2014 Amazingy Cooks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>If you thought that beauty was our first priority at Amazingy, then you might want to reconsider: as a company founded on holistic values, we know without a doubt that food comes first \u2013 that you can&#8217;t talk about beauty &amp; skincare without also acknowledging the important role that <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/is-your-gut-causing-your-skin-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\">consumption plays in our overall mood &amp; appearance<\/a>. &#8220;We are what we eat&#8221; is how the saying goes, and there isn&#8217;t a soul on the Amazingy Team who doesn&#8217;t love a healthy, home-cooked meal. Around lunchtime everyday, our office kitchen becomes a beehive in constant buzz: someone&#8217;s heating up leftovers from a delicious family dinner last night; someone&#8217;s on sous chef duty, dicing carrots &amp; chopping onions; someone&#8217;s grabbing spices from the cabinet to give their tomato sauce the kick it needs; and everyone&#8217;s just giddy with anticipation \u2013 the kind of feeling you always get just before you&#8217;re about to share a hearty meal in the loving company of others. <em>Amazingy Cooks<\/em> is a project that began with that feeling&#8230; as an idea inspired by good eats &amp; good conversation, and as a reminder that our truest beauty comes from within \u2665 Recipe incoming (from our former Social Media Manager <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sina Pfeiffer (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/genuineselection\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sina Pfeiffer<\/a>): No-Bake Mini Chocolate Cakes!<\/strong><br><br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Finished-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Finished-1-1280x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Finished-1-1280x844.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Finished-1-640x422.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Finished-1-720x475.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Finished-1-800x527.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Finished-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Finished-1-1024x675.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>~ by<\/em> <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/syn__thesis\" target=\"_blank\">@syn__thesis<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of us appreciate the warmer things in life: a bowl of porridge made \u201cjust right,\u201d some freshly baked banana bread and crunchy peanut butter \u2013 with a glass of something hot &amp; sweet \u2665 But if it\u2019s one of those days where you just don\u2019t feel like waiting for the oven to heat, then we\u2019ve got a super simple recipe for you! These creamy no-bake mini chocolate cakes will make your taste buds implode \u2013 the nutty base contains hints of salted caramel, while the chocolate frosting (with just a touch of vanilla!) delicately melts in your mouth. The fluffy coconut cream &amp; rich matcha powder are truly the icing on the cake!<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><em>No-Bake Mini Chocolate Cakes<\/em><\/strong><br><em><strong>with Coconut Cream &amp; Matcha Powder<\/strong><br><\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(makes 6 mini cakes)<\/span><\/i><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You&#8217;ll need:<\/strong><br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>a muffin tin<\/li><li>high performance blender<\/li><li>a hand mixer<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>The base:<\/b><br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 cup walnuts (alternatively almonds or pecans)<\/li><li>\u00bd cup shredded coconut<\/li><li>2 cups pitted dates (e.g. Medjool or Deglet Nour)<\/li><li>a pinch of salt<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>The chocolate frosting:<\/b><br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>340 g tofu<\/li><li>\u00bd cup fine cocoa powder, fully de-oiled<\/li><li>1 tole bourbon vanilla, or vanilla extract<\/li><li>\u00bd cup maple syrup<\/li><li>\u00bd cup chilled coconut milk (<i>use only the white cream from the can, not the water*<\/i>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>The coconut cream:<\/b><br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2 cans of chilled coconut milk (<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">use only the white cream*<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li>some maple syrup or powdered sugar (or your favorite sweetener)<br><br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Amazingy-Kocht-Nach-Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"951\" src=\"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Amazingy-Kocht-Nach-Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Cover-1280x951.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Amazingy-Kocht-Nach-Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Cover-1280x951.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Amazingy-Kocht-Nach-Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Cover-640x475.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Amazingy-Kocht-Nach-Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Cover-720x535.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Amazingy-Kocht-Nach-Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Cover-800x594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Amazingy-Kocht-Nach-Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Cover-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Amazingy-Kocht-Nach-Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Cover-1024x761.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>~ by<\/em> <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/syn__thesis\" target=\"_blank\">@syn__thesis<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optional<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: matcha powder (e.g. <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/en\/teatox-organic-tea.html\" target=\"_blank\">TEATOX<\/a>)<\/span><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Preparation<\/b><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Add the walnuts, shredded coconut, dates and a pinch of salt to a high-speed blender and mix everything until a sticky mass is formed. Press the mixture firmly into a muffin tin to fully cover the bottom.<\/li><li>You can now prepare the chocolate frosting using the same blender. Simply mix the tofu, cocoa powder, bourbon vanilla, maple syrup and chilled coconut milk until it turns into a smooth cream.<\/li><li>Once the desired consistency is achieved, you can adjust the sweetness to taste (even experimenting with spices, such as cinnamon or chili powder).<\/li><li>Fill each of the muffin forms with the chocolate frosting and leave it on for about 4 hours, preferably in the fridge.<\/li><li>Now pour the white cream of the coconut milk and the maple syrup into a chilled bowl, mixing them together with your hand mixer until you obtain a smooth, creamy consistency.<\/li><li>Remove your no-bake chocolate mini cakes from the muffin tin.<\/li><li>Spread about 1 tablespoon of coconut cream on top.<\/li><li>Sprinkle some matcha, cocoa powder or grated coconut on.<\/li><li>And enjoy! Best with a warm cup of matcha latte or tea \ud83d\ude42<br><br><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Eaten-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Eaten-1-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Eaten-1-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Eaten-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Eaten-1-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Eaten-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Eaten-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Eaten-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mag.amazingy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chocolate-Mini-Cakes-with-Coconut-Cream-and-Matcha-Powder-Eaten-1-1200x900-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>~ by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"~ by @syn__thesis (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/syn__thesis\" target=\"_blank\">@syn__thesis<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><strong><em>PRO TIPS<br><\/em><br><\/strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* When buying the coconut milk, make sure that it does not contain any preservatives or thickeners. Otherwise the coconut water may not settle and separate from the white cream.<br>** To get your no-bake mini chocolate cakes out of the mold easily, simply place two strips of baking paper in a criss-cross pattern before filling with the nut base.<\/span><\/em><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>If you enjoyed reading this article, you can get an update of what\u2019s on the magazine dropped right into your e-mailbox.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amazingy.us2.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=1cdc543214f1d8c790361fe8c&amp;id=fbb10ec120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up here<\/a>&nbsp;for our newsletter!<\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you thought that beauty was our first priority at Amazingy, then you might want to reconsider: as a company<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"continue-reading\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/amazingy-cooks-no-bake-mini-chocolate-cakes-gluten-free-vegan\/\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":19562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2474,127,105],"tags":[1941,1248,1942,2479,2061,2058,2199,2369],"brand":[1593],"problems-concerns":[1878,1761],"class_list":["post-19495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amazingy-cooks","category-food-organic-recipes-healthy","category-eco-organic-lifestyle","tag-diet","tag-fair-trade","tag-food","tag-gluten","tag-health","tag-quick-kitchen","tag-recipe-2","tag-vegan","brand-teatox","problems-concerns-diet","problems-concerns-digestion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>No-Bake Mini Chocolate Cakes (Gluten-free \/ Vegan) | Amazingy Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These no-bake mini chocolate cakes will make your taste buds implode \u2013 a nutty base with salted caramel, while the chocolate frosting melts in your mouth ?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/amazingy-cooks-no-bake-mini-chocolate-cakes-gluten-free-vegan\/\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/amazingy.com\\\/magazine\\\/amazingy-cooks-no-bake-mini-chocolate-cakes-gluten-free-vegan\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/amazingy.com\\\/magazine\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Recipe: No-Bake Mini Chocolate Cakes with Coconut Cream &#038; 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