No-Bake Vegan Nutella Cake

🥘 Ingredients

• raw hazelnuts 1 ½ cup
• almond flour 1 ½ cup
• raw cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder 12 tbsp
• Medjool dates 24 oz
• fine sea salt ¾ tsp
• pure vanilla extract 2 tsp
• raw cacao nibs 8 tbsp
• medium ripe avocado 1
• raw cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder 5.33 tbsp
• pure maple syrup 4 ½ tbsp
• A
• Flaky

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   For the nutella cake: raw hazelnuts , almond flour , raw cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder , Medjool dates , fine sea salt , pure vanilla extract , raw cacao nibs . For the chocolate avocado frosting: medium ripe avocado , raw cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder , pure maple syrup , A generous pinch of sea salt. For the topping: Flaky sea salt.
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   Prepare the Nutella Cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F / 175°C. Place the hazelnuts on a rimmed sheet pan and spread out evenly. Roast in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned and very fragrant. Allow the hazelnuts to lightly cool.
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   While the hazelnuts are roasting, line a 9×5-inch (23×13 cm) loaf pan with parchment paper, with the ends hanging over sides of the pan. If you don’t have a loaf pan, you can use an 8x8” ( timer L) pan.
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   Place the hazelnuts on top of a clean kitchen towel and wrap into a ball. Rub vigorously to remove the hazelnut skins. It’s not necessary to remove all the skins.
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   Place the hazelnuts in a high-powered blender or food processor until finely ground (but don’t blend too much, you don’t want it to turn into nut butter).
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   Add the almond flour, dates, cacao powder, salt, and vanilla and process until you have a sticky dough that you can press together with your fingers. Stir in cacao nibs with a silicone spatula.
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   Transfer the Nutella cake dough to the lined pan. Using your hands and/or a silicone spatula, press the dough into the bottom and sides of the pan until it is flat and firm.
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   Freeze the cake for 30 minutes to set, or refrigerate for 1-2 hours .
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   When ready to serve the cake, make the Chocolate Avocado Frosting. Place avocado, cacao powder, maple syrup, and salt in a food processor and blend until creamy and smooth. You should get 3/4-1 cup of frosting.
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    To serve the cake, spread the frosting on top of the cake and sprinkle a generous amount of flaky sea salt on top.