No-bake zesty lemon and berry protein-rich cupcakes

• 3/4 cupdesiccated coconut
• 1/4 cupCacao & Cinnamon Plant Protein
• 2 tablespooncoconut sugar
• 2 tablespoon(preferably activated) buckwheat grouts
• 40 gramcacao butter, grated
• 300 gramsilken tofu
• 1 cupraw, unsalted cashews or macadamias, soaked for 4 hours in water
• 1 1/2 tablespoonBare Berries
• 1 tablespoonlemon zest
• 33/100 cuplemon juice
• 1/2 cuprice malt syrup
• 1 teaspoonvanilla (of choice - I used powder)
• 1/4 cupcoconut oil
• 1/4 cupcacao butter, grated

Make the crust

1. Set aside a silicone, 6 piece muffin tray.
2. Add grated cacao butter to a heat proof bowl, and set over a pot of simmering water. Allow to melt, then remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, add coconut, coconut sugar, buckwheat and plant protein powder to a large mixing bowl. Mix well, then add the cacao butter. Mix again, spoon approx. 1.5 tbsp into each silicone mould and press done to form a nice even base (and just eat any remaining base mixture - yum!).

Make the filling

1. Add grated cacao butter and coconut oil to a heat proof bowl, and set over a pot of simmering water. Allow to melt, then remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, add tofu, nuts, lemon zest and juice, rice malt syrup and vanilla to a high-speed blender and blitz on high until smooth (around 1 minutes).
3. Next, add the melted cacao butter and coconut oil, BUT reserve around 1 tsp of the oil. Blend again on high, for around 1 minute.
4. Pour 1/2 the mixture into a bowl. Add the berry powder and remaining oil, and blend again for 15-30 seconds. Taste this mixture, and add more berry powder as desired.

**Assemble your cakes**

1. Fill each mould 1/2 way with the berry layer, then top with the lemon mixture*. Transfer the left over mixture to the fridge to firm up if you wish to do the pipping on top, and put the cupcakes in the freezer set for a minimum of 3 hours.
2. If doing pipping, wait to the remaining mixture is around the consistency of thick yoghurt, then transfer to pipping bag with desired nozzle. Remove cupcakes from the freezer and from their moulds, and allow to defrost for 10-15 minutes then pipe on top as desired. Decorate with edible flowers and enjoy immediately.
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