Sweetest, darkest, strawberry-chocolate cake EVER!

When people think of preparing vegan recipes, most of them assume a few things: It's going to be difficult buying substitutes for animal products, it's going to be time-consuming to prepare, and it won't be very satisfying to eat. With my birthday coming up real quick I want to take away a lot of these misconceptions about vegan food. Starting with this mindblowing chocolate cake.  I love the challenge of adapting recipes for people's favorite foods so when my friends and family told me they all loved chocolate cake (who doesn’t?) I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to surprise them all with this sweetest, darkest strawberry-chocolate cake ever!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweetest, darkest strawberry-chocolate cake EVER
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups speltflour
1 cup coconut flower sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/3 cup coconut oil

1 cup warm water
1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Handful of strawberries

Handful of chopped walnuts

2 tbsp lemon juice

Directions

Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. In your foodprocessor, mix together the speltflour, the coconut flower sugar and the baking soda. When blended together, add the water, vanilla, coconut oil and the apple cider and pulse again until you have a smooth consistency.

Add the berries together with the lemon juice into a saucepan. Simmer over medium heat until the fruit softens and begins to break downs. Remove from the heat.

Pour the cacaomixture into a baking tin and blend in the strawberry jam as well as the chopped walnuts.

Place into your oven for 30 minutes, until your knife comes out clean.

Let the cake cool off completely (approx. 2 hours) before serving.

ENJOY loves!!

Sanne

 

 

Love your Berries

Why berries are a girls best friend..

Health Benefits Berries
The antioxidants in berries can help your body fight oxidative stress caused by free radicals that can lead to illness. Eating a diet rich in antioxidants can help improve your health, protect your skin and hair, and prevent certain diseases. All fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants, but nutrient-rich berries are some of the absolute best sources.
There are several powerful antioxidants that appear in berries, including anthocyanins, quercetin, and vitamin C. Anthocyanins give berries their vibrant color, reduce inflammation, and may help prevent and manage arthritis. Anthocyanins work together with quercetin to help slow age-related memory-loss. Quercetin can also decrease the inflammatory effects of chemicals in the synovial fluid of the joints for people with inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.
Vitamin C is another strong antioxidant found in berries. It is largely responsible for the health of collagen, which helps maintain cartilage stores and aids in joint flexibility. Eating vitamin C–rich berries will contribute to radiant skin and healthy hair.

In addition to antioxidants, berries are “juicy foods,” which means they contain mostly water. Juicy foods are great for losing weight because they fill you up quickly, since their high water content bumps up the volume while driving down the calories. Berries also contain fiber and folate. Fiber aids in weight loss and helps lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Folate may protect against cardiovascular disease and age-related memory loss, and since folate contributes to the production of serotonin, it may also help ward off depression and improve your mood.

So love your body by loving berries!!!

Perfect Pink Smoothie Bowl

Hi sweethearts! Hope everyone is doing amazing and looking foward to Valentine!! I know I am! If you are looking for a sweet and pink breakfast to surprise your love with I might have a beautiful recipe for you.. a perfect pink smoothiebowl! Supereasy because you want to spend this day with your sweetheart instead of in the kitchen. 

Perfect Pink Smoothie Bowl
What you need
2 frozen bananas 
1 banana
1 big scoop of maca powder
handful pomseeds
handful frozen raspberries

What to do
Place the bananas (frozen and not frozen) in your blender and pulse until you have a thick, creamy consistency. Add the pomseeds and raspberries and pulse again until the consistency has a perfect pink shade, add the maca powder and swirl until this is well absorbed. 
Scoop into 2 bowls and top with fruits you love, I went for blueberries, strawberries, pomseeds a big scoop of chia seeds and some coconutshreds.
Serve with LOVE!

Wishing you all a WONDERFUL valentines day and don't forget..

Love,
Sanne