So last night's adventure into healthy dessert baking:
Flourless Chocolate Mousse Cake - Scrumptious!
(This recipe makes a 6" pan but can be doubled for a 9" spring-form pan)
Flourless Chocolate Mousse Cake
Ingredients:
1 can chilled coconut solids *
1 cup cocoa powder (organic, raw is best)
1 tsp Celtic sea salt
2tsp vanilla
3/4 c real maple syrup
2 eggs
Whip coconut solids with mixer until slightly fluffy, gently add cocoa powder stiring lightly at first. Add salt and vanilla, mix well. Add maple syrup and whip for about 1 minute. Add eggs 1 at a time mixing for about 30 seconds after each. Pour into a prepared pan - buttered, using cocoa powder instead of flour.
Bake at 350* for approx. in a water bath (put cake pan in a bigger pan filled half way with boiling water) for 35-40 minutes or until the top looks set and fairly dry.
Cool overnight in the fridge, serve with a dusting of cocoa powder.
*chill a can of coconut milk 24 hours, the "juice" will separate from the "solids", use the liquid for another recipe.
Here is my recipe for homemade laundry soap. It's easy, economical and enviro-friendly!
1 bar of soap - grated
4 c. washing soda
2 c. baking soda
1 c. white vinegar
1 tsp. orange essential oil
1 Tbsp. liquid citrus orange castile soap
(like Dr.Bronner's)
8-10 c. hot water
Heat slightly in a large pot on the stove for a few minutes, turn off heat and mix with a whisk or preferably an electric hand mixer. Pour into container of your choice.
*This will be a very concentrated "paste" to make it more like regular laundry soap, add about 5 gallons of water. I like to make a batch of concentrate, keep it in one container and then in a separate container (an old detergent bottle) make a thin batch with the extra water. I can then avoid having a 5 gallon bucket of detergent, but I can still have a large batch made AND a container of more "liquid" laundry soap. I do give the bottle a shake before using as well
*To make an even easier powdered version, simply omit the water and vinegar. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
Deconstructed Salad - Tuna, organic avocado, sunflower sprouts, heirloom tomatoes with olive oil and balsamic and fresh basil, soaked/ sprouted almonds, raw/organic cheddar, soft goat cheese and lacto-fermented cabbage. YUMMY!
