Marzipan Cheese Cake

Ingredients
CRUST
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup water or fruit juice
FILLING
2 cups whole blanched almonds
1/3 cup honey
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 TBSP almond extract (if available)
2 TBSP cornstarch
1 1/2 cups water
vanilla to taste
Description If you are looking for the cheese-cake satisfaction without any sugar, cream, butter or regret this ones for you. It’s one of those times where indulgent and nutritious can describe the same thing. And it's so convenient to make when you want to impress but your in a hurry.
Instructions 1. Grind coconut with ½ teaspoon of water in blender until it’s similar to butter.
2. Mix coconut, flour, salt and cinnamon together. Cut in water to for a crust.
3. Press crust into bottom of a greased pie dish.
4. Blend all ingredients on high until smooth, stopping blender once or twice to stir content. Pour over unbaked crust and spread evenly.
5. Bake at 300 F for 50-60 minutes.
6. Once cooled decorate with fruit or blanched almonds.

No Bake Cheese Cake

Ingredients
CRUST
1 cup raw macadamia or cashew nuts, ground finely
1/8 cup dried coconut, shredded
1/4 cup pitted, chopped dates
1/4 tsp sea salt
CREAM CHEESE
1 cup raw cashews
1/4 cup + 2 TBSP fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup + 2 TBSP honey
1/4 cup dried coconut, shredded
3 TBSP extra-virgin, cold-pressed coconut oil (optional)
3 TBSP water from soaking cashews
vanilla to taste
1/8 tsp sea salt
TOPPING
fresh fruit, beautifully sliced
honey to drizzle on top (optional)
Description Tastes just like cheese cake and you don't even have to bake it!
Instructions 1. For the cream: soak 1 cup of raw cashews for 24 hours to culture and taste more like cheese.
2. Process macadamia nuts and dates in food processor sprinkle dried coconut on bottom of 8-9 inch springform pan press crust onto coconut.
3. To make cheese: blend soaked cashews, lemon, honey, coconut, gently warmed coconut oil, vanilla, 3 tablespoons of the water from soaking the cashews, blend until smooth and adjust to taste.
4. Pour mixture onto crust, remove air bubbles by tapping the pan on a table, place in freezer till firm.
5. Before serving decorate with beautifully chopped fruit.
Note This cheese cake stays fresh frozen for a couple months. So you can double the batch and freeze the second cheese cake for emergency surprises!

Dirt cake

Ingredients

* 1 20 oz. pkg. oreo cookies
* 1 stick butter
* 1 8 oz. cream cheese
* 1 cup 10x sugar
* 3 1/2 cups milk
* 2 packages instant vanilla pudding (or chocolate)
* 1 12oz cool whip


Directions

1. Take the package of cookies and using a food processor crush the entire package and set aside.
2. Cream the margarine, cream cheese, and sugar together.
3. Combine the milk with the pudding and add the cool whip.
4. Combine the two mixtures.
5. In a plastic flower pot or glass bowl, alternate layers of cookies and pudding mixture.
6. Beginning and ending with cookie mixture.
7. Refrigerate Well.

Carrot Cake

INGREDIENTS

* 4 eggs
* 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
* 2 cups white sugar
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 3 cups grated carrots
* 1 cup chopped pecans
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* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
* 4 cups confectioners' sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
2. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
4. To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled cake.