Vegan Blackberry Cheesecake

Ingredients:

Base:

• 200g spelt flour
• 150g sugar
• 150g ground almonds
• 3tsp (15g) baking powder
• 175g oil
• 1tsp vanilla extract
• peel of 1/2 lemon
• 500g blackberries

Topping:

• 150g cashew nuts
• 100g macadamia nuts
• 1tsp vanilla extract
• peel of 1/2 lemon
• juice of 1 lemon
• 100g coconut oil
• 75g agave syrup

Directions:

Base:

1. preheat oven to 180 degrees / gas mark 4
2. lightly grease an 11″ spring form
3. mix all ingredients for the base (other than the blackberries) until you get a smooth (but crumbly) dough
4. spread the dough in the spring form and spread the blackberries on top, slightly pushing them into the dough. keep a few berries for decorating the cake.
5. bake for 40-50mins

Topping:

1. blend all remaining ingredients in a food processor until smooth
2. spread on top of the cake
3. decorate with the remaining blackberries
4. chill