No-Bake Medicinal Mushroom Chocolate Mousse Cake with Avocado Frosting
This delicious, no bake, raw medicinal mushroom chocolate cake with avocado mousse frosting is secretly full of fresh, nourishing ingredients, easily whipped up in a regular food processor.
Line a loaf pan with unbleached parchment paper or prepare a plain rectangular glass container of your choice, and set aside. Make the nutty base. Blend all of the base ingredients using a food processor. Pulse until a crumbly, uniform powder forms. Pinch it with your fingers to ensure it'll stick together. Spread the crumble mixture onto the base of the loaf pan and press it down evenly to form a firm, sticky base. Pop the loaf pan into the freezer while you make the filling.
Make the chocolate filling. Boil the cashews if needed, then drain and cool. Gently melt the coconut butter and coconut oil into a paste by your preferred method (I like to do mine over the stove, double broiler style), then remove and let it cool. Combine all of the chocolate filling ingredients except for the melted coconut paste in the food processor. Reduce it into a smooth paste of an even, deliciously creamy consistency. Incorporate the melted coconut paste, and reduce the whole mixture again to a smooth paste.
Retrieve the loaf pan from the freezer. With a silicone spatula or spoon, spread all of the chocolate filling on top of the nutty crust base, evenly flattening it out on the top.
Make the frosting. Gently melt the cacao powder and coconut oil, then let it cool. Combine all ingredients in the food processor and reduce it to a paste of even consistency. Stop intermittently to scrape down the sides with a spatula.
Spread the avocado frosting on top of the cake, keeping it as chunky or flattened as you like. Sprinkle extra cacao powder, cacao nibs or your favourite herbal blend as a garnish. YUM!
Notes
Definitely keep this one in the fridge or freezer, as it holds quite a bit of moisture. Keeps in the freezer for 2-3 months, or in the fridge for 7-10 days.
I like to eat mine straight out of the fridge for breakfast, it has the most amazing texture.
Use your favourite tonic herbs in place of the lion's mane. Go wild!
You may have to blend the cacao filling for a few minutes to really get a creamy, even consistency.
Do not consume over 2 Brazil nuts a day. While high in selenium, too much of it can be toxic!