Chocolaty Chocolate Mousse Cake

Here's a great sounding recipe from the Garden Diet, I'll have to try it...

Chocolaty Chocolate Mousse Cake


To prepare - soak 3-4 cups dates for 15 min

Pie Crust:

Grind up 3 cups of hazelnuts in food processor until almost powdery
Add 8 dates (soaked first for 15 minutes)
Add 5 tablespoons honey
Add 1 cup raw carob powder
Pinch of Salt
2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 teaspoons cinnamon
(May need a tablespoon or two of the date soak water to get it all going)
Blend all in food processor until doughy
(Form in to pie crust in pie dish)


Carob Mousse Filling:

2 cups of soaked dates (remove pits after soaking)
1-2 tablespoons of vanilla extract (or 1-2 inches of vanilla bean)
4 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon olive oil or flax oil
Blend up in food processor until creamy
Add 3 avocados
Add 1 cup carob powder
Add pinch of salt
Blend all in food processor until moussey

- inspired by a recipe in Rennee Loux Underkoffler's book Living Cuisine: The Art and Spirit of Raw Foods

In Joy!
Jinjee
http://www.TheGardenDiet.com