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Choco-Orange Blues Keto cake

Roberta Kapsalis
Prep Time 20 minutes
setting 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Keto Dessert
Cuisine Keto Mediterranean
Servings 20

Ingredients
  

Base

  • 100 g (1 stick) butter grass-fed
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil cold pressed, (heaped tbsp)
  • 100 g (3,5 oz) sesame seeds ground in a food processor or coffee grinder
  • 4 tbsp coconut flour (heaped tbsp)
  • 2 tbsp stevia or monk fruit blend sweetener add more if you like
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tsp lemon or orange zest preferably powdered, dried
  • 1/2 tsp Ceylon cinnamon

Chocolate cream

  • 500 g Mascarpone
  • 400 g sour cream higher fat content, ours was 30% mm
  • 30 g (1 oz) grass-fed beef gelatine
  • 400 ml warm water
  • 3 tbsp organic cacao powder dark
  • 4 tbsp stevia or monk fruit blend sweetener add more if you like
  • 12 drops natural rum extract you can use 1 tbsp of real rum
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt

Orange jello topping

  • 400 ml warm water
  • 2 tbsp stevia or monk fruit blend sweetener
  • 100 ml (3,3 fl oz) lemon juice strained
  • 12 drops orange peel essential oil organic (optional, see alternative in recipe notes)
  • 10-15 drops natural orange flavouring sugar-free (optional)
  • 30 g (1 oz) grass-fed beef gelatine

Instructions
 

  • Using a coffee grinder or food processor, pulse the sesame seeds for 1-2 seconds and repeat until they are ground but not mashed. (see the video)
  • Place the ground seeds in a mixing bowl and add 4 heaped tbsp coconut flour. Add the sweetener and lemon or orange zest. It would be good to use powdered, but if you cannot find such a product, use the freshly grated zest of lemon. Add Ceylon cinnamon and sea salt. 
  • Melt the butter and coconut oil over low temperature to unify. Pour this mixture over the dry ingredients and mix well. As you are mixing the coconut flour will absorb all the liquids and the base will look like a thick dough.
  • Line the sides of 24 cm (9") cake pan with removable bottom with a stipe of parchment paper. You can grease the paper with some coconut oil to help it stick to the sides. Place the base mixture into the pan and press with your hands to create the cake base. (See the video)
  • Leave the cake base in the refrigerator and start preparing your chocolate cream.
  • Place 200 ml (1 cup) of warm water in a deep saucepan. Add the sweetener, cacao powder, flavourings (these are optional, you can also use any spice or flavouring you like.) Now add grass-fed beef gelatine and stir. Place the saucepan on a stove over medium temperature. Add vanilla extract and sea salt and another 200 ml (1 cup) water. Stir until it boils and then set aside to cool down a bit.
  • Mix sour cream with mascarpone with an electric mixer to unify. Start adding the chocolate gelatine mixture. Try to add it bit by bit. Don't worry if it looks too liquid, the gelatine will set it nicely once it cools down. Place this mixture in the freezer for 10 minutes to cool down additionally. 
  • Pour the chocolate cream mixture on the cake base and place it in the freezer for 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Start preparing the orange jello by placing warm water in a deep saucepan. Add the sweetener and flavourings. You can opt for the orange essential oil and flavouring as we did, or add turmeric and raspberry juice as a natural colouring. (see recipe notes). Now add gelatine and stir. bring the mixture to boil and set it aside. Transfer it to another metallic bowl to cool down quicker. When it's half-way cooled, add lemon juice. 
  • In the meantime, your chocolate cream layer will set and it will get firm. You can now pour the jello on top of it but make sure it's not too hot so that it doesn't melt the cream layer.
  • Place the cake in the freezer for another 20-30 minutes to set. 
  • After the cake is set, you can remove the sides of the cake pan and peel off the parchment paper. (see the video)
  • You can cut 20 nice slices out of this cake and enjoy it, as always, after your Keto meal, not in between the meals. Keep it in the refrigerator and always serve cold.

Notes

Alternative (100% natural) orange jello ingredients. Prepare the same way as in the recipe description.
  1. 400ml water
  2. 2 tbsp stevia or monk fruit blend
  3. 50ml freshly squeezed raspberry juice
  4. 1/3 tsp turmeric
  5. 30 g (1 oz) grass-fed beef gelatine
  6. 100 ml ((3,3 fl oz) lemon juice
 
Keyword Cake, Chocolate, Orange