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Home » Plant-Based Recipes » Raw Chocolate Log

Raw Chocolate Log

Published: May 9, 2014 · Modified: Aug 22, 2022 by Lauren Glucina • Naturopath, Nutritionist

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Raw Chocolate Log

Raw Chocolate Log. Yes, it can be done, and yes, it tastes unreal. You will need a dehydrator for this to make the ‘sponge’ cake (well, you could do it in an oven on low but then you would lose some of the nutritional benefits). The cream filling is spiced with cinnamon, and the chocolate icing is lovely, thick and rich. Depending on how thick you may like to ice this log, you may have some leftover. If so, set in the fridge, then roll into little truffles, the mixture is far too good to waste. Try and get as much filling in there as you can squeeze in, you may lose some in the rolling process, so make sure you save this also and have them as truffles later. Epic!

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Raw Chocolate Log
Raw Chocolate Log

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Close up of chocolate log with thick icing on a platter

Vegan Yule Log with Cinnamon Cream

Naturopath Lauren Glucina
The ultimate Christmas dessert! An entirely raw and plant-based chocolate yule log filled with a lush cinnamon cream.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Dehydrator time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Total Time 2 hours hrs
Course Dessert
Cuisine Gluten free, Raw, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings 10
Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

  • Dehydrator

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups almond meal
  • 1 cup ground flax meal
  • ½ cup cacao
  • ½ cup young coconut flesh
  • ½ cup grated apple
  • 12 Medjool dates pitted
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
  • Pinch of coarse sea salt
  • 1 cup coconut water

Filling and Icing

  • 3 cups cashews soaked overnight
  • ½ cup coconut milk
  • ¾ cup + 1 tablespoons 100% pure maple syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon coarse sea salt
  • 4 tablespoons vanilla paste
  • 1/3 cup cacao
  • ¼ cup + 1 tablespoons coconut oil
  • ¾ cup coconut butter
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 tablespoons lecithin

Instructions
 

CAKE:

  • Blend everything well in a food processor till a sticky dough forms. They longer you blend, the firmer it will get, as the flax starts to swell and thicken.
  • Transfer the batter to a dehydrator tray lined with a teflex sheet.
  • Use a spatula to spread it out over ¾ of the surface area, about 1cm in thickness.
  • Pop it in the dehydrator on 135˚F for up to one hour, or until it is spongy to touch.
  • Remove from dehydrator, place a second teflex sheet over the top, and carefully flip, return to dehydrator and turn down the temperature to 115˚F, leave for another half hour to one hour or till the underside is now spongy to touch.

Filling:

  • Place the drained cashews and coconut milk in a food processor and blend until creamy.
  • Add ¾ cup maple syrup, 3 tablespoons vanilla paste, ¼ cup coconut oil, and all of the coconut butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Blend till combined.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of lecithin last and blend once again.
  • Remove three full cups of the mixture and set aside, this is your filling.

ICING:

  • Add the cacao, and remainder 1 tablespoon each of coconut oil, vanilla and maple syrup. Blend till combined.
  • Add the last tablespoon of lecithin and blend well.

ASSEMBLY:

  • Remove the cake layer from the dehydrator, spread the filling evenly over the surface
  • Roll the cake into a log, a bit like rolling sushi.
  • Spread the icing evenly over the entire log. Use a fork to create some texture and grooves like the bark on a tree.
  • If you have any filling or icing left over, pop them in a bowl in the fridge to set, then roll into truffles.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal
Keyword Vegan yule log
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About the Author

I’m Lauren, practising Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Nutritionist, and essential oils educator in Auckland, New Zealand. I’m incredibly passionate about food as medicine, and helping connect people with the healing power of Nature.

BNatMed, AdDip NutMed, BCS, Certified FitGenes Practitioner.

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Comments

  1. Cara Morel

    April 10, 2017 at 6:55 am

    Was it liquid lecithin you used or powder?

    Reply
    • Ascension Kitchen

      April 10, 2017 at 9:31 am

      Hi Cara - I used an organic soy lecithin granules, you can use sunflower (liquid) but the granules seem to emulsify better.

      Reply
      • Cara Morel

        April 10, 2017 at 11:10 am

        Thank-you 😊

        Reply
  2. Lily Li

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    Thank you for sharing your beautiful yummy invention - raw chocolate log. I put the filling and icing in fridge for a while come out thicker. Taste unbelievable! Tanks again Lauren! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Patty Ann Taylor

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    cant wait

    Reply
  4. Shonalika Tilak

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    Wohh. This is UNREAL. How something can look as traditional as that and be completely raw I just have no idea. I'm so getting a dehydrator one day - until then, I'm just going to stare at this in the hope that it will somehow materialise in front of me.

    Reply
  5. Marfigs' Munchies

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    This really looks sensational! I'm so sad to be allergic to coconut - will have to find alternatives to the ingredients. Still, lovely!

    Reply
  6. Super Natural Food

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    This looks incredible!

    Reply
  7. Lahna R. Brown

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    This sounds delightful! I've shared it on Pinterest!

    Reply
  8. Sophia Anne Rose

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    <3 this gorgeous #rawchocolate log (sponge cake)! #yum.

    Reply
  9. Ascension Kitchen

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    It is whole vanilla blended with a little vegetable glycerine, you can scrape the inside of one or two vanilla beans as a substitute

    Reply
  10. Shannon Wolfe

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    Give me!

    Reply
  11. Robert Seltman

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    What is vanilla paste? A naughty way to brush your teeth.

    Reply
  12. Barbara Stein

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    What is vanilla paste?

    Reply
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