Cake

Pasca (oil and gluten free)

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Pasca is a romanian cake made during Easter holidays. It consists of a leavened dough that contains a cheese filling. It is not exaclty vegan friendly but I made a plant based version that is also oil, refined sugar and gluten free! Even though it is free of many things it is still yummy 😂

Ingredients

Base

Rice flour200g
Buckwheat flour 200g 
Walnuts flour 100g
Baker's yeast1 pachet
Honey 2 Tbsp
salt a pinch
Flaxseed meal 2 Tbsp
Water as needed 

Filling 

Cashews200g
Tofu180g
Coconut cream/coconut yogurt200 mL
Dates250g
Nutritional yeast1 Tbsp
Rum/rum essence1/8 tsp
Turmeric1 tsp
Flaxseed meals2 Tbsp
Flour 2 Tbsp
Raisins 200g

Instructions 

  1. Approximately 8h before you intend to bake this cake place the cashews and the dates in a bowl and cover them with water, just enough for them to be submerged, not more. In a separate bowl add the raisins and also cover them with water, this time the water level should be one finger above the one of the raisins
  2. Add all the dry ingredients for the base to a bowl, then start adding water until you get a rather wet dough but that still holds together. Let it rest, covered with a cloth/plastic film, for about one hour
  3. Put all the ingredients for the filling except for the raisins in a blender and blend away. The mix of cashews and dates should not be drained. Once everything is broken down mix in also the raisins (also with their liquid) using a spoon
  4. Take the dough and place it a baking pan lined with baking paper and shape it like a nest. You will need the help of some spare flour (or oil if you want to use it)
  5. Pour the filling in the "nest" you have created
  6. Put in it the oven at 180°C for 40 minutes but start checking it from 30 minuted onwards