CREAMY FILLING AND TOP
- 700g of olive oil
- 100g of coconut oil
- 100g of castor
- 50g of sweet almond oil
- 50g of cocoa butter
- 131g of caustic soda
- 300g of water
- 15ml of lemongrass essential oil
- 2ml of lemon essential oil
- turmeric, annatto or other food coloring to taste
COFFEE BASE
- 375g of olive oil
- 100g of coconut oil
- 25g of castor oil
- Caustic solution
- 150g of water
- 68g of caustic soda (discount 6%)
- 3ml of lemon essential oil
- 10ml of lavander essential oil
- coffee, cocoa and almond seeds, ground grape seeds as desired (depending on the color and the scrub effect you want to obtain)
Some of you have "tasted" a small piece of it and were enthusiastic about it, others have asked us for more information on the soap cake that we created for the inauguration of the new website www.lasaponaria.it.
Given the great curiosity aroused, we decided to share the recipe with you!
In this recipe we will tell you step by step how to make a soap cake, an original idea as a gift to celebrate your anniversaries with relatives and friends instead of the classic dessert!
Our recipe for the "vegan lemon cream, almonds and coffee" cake
Preparation
In order to make this cake you will need to make two different types of soap according to the recipe.
Simultaneously melt the soda required for the two recipes and prepare all the necessary ingredients on the work bench.
Also choose the mold for your cake. In our case we used a cylindrical food-grade plastic container, but the silicone molds that are normally used to make sweets are fine.
For the preparation we will have to start pouring the first layer up to the bottom of the cake, the brown base layer.
So begin the processing of the first part of the soap, adding the essential oil and mix until well into the "trace" phase. Pour about 1/3 of the soap you have prepared into the mold and sprinkle the surface of the first layer of soap with almond powder which will give the cake the grain effect.
At this point, add the coloring to the mixture. In our case we added annatto for the yellow and vitamin E extract as a nutrient to give the soap antioxidant properties as well as enhance the color effect. Pour the second layer of soap into the mold.
At this point, while the soap we poured into the mold begins to take consistency, start preparing the soap that will make up our "coffee base".
We have chosen to use a "harder" soap as a base than the previous one and give it a scrub effect.
Proceed with the normal processing of the soap and then add the coffee powder at the time of the "trace" phase (it gives the soap the brown color and helps eliminate bad smells), cocoa powder, almond powder and ground grape seeds according to your tastes.
Once the process is complete, pour this last layer of soap into the mold. Cover everything and let it rest.
After about a week you can "take out" your cake and decorate it as you like!
(remember that soap cakes cannot be "eaten" fresh ... but only after a month !!!)
How to use
This cake is suitable for any type of occasion but your imagination can let loose in a thousand and more recipes !!!
You can make different types of desserts, mint and chocolate sweets or cakes decorated with pink creams to celebrate the birth of a girl, or ...
Do you have any other ideas of "soapy desserts"?
