New Year's fasting cake (on water or vegan - whichever you prefer)

Preparation steps

• Bark The most beautiful hazelnuts are when fresh baked in the shell, and only then cleaned, because they retain their rich aroma. In any case, take about 200 - 300g of roasted hazelnuts that are ground. Add a little ground walnuts, less than 100g, just to season it nicely. Mix 1 baking powder (mix it nicely by hand), sugar to taste (I like it to be sweet when I eat sweet - so I cantally tilt the bag - let's say it was at least 200g) and mix it nicely by hand. To this is added cocoa - about 4-6 tablespoons. When you mix cocoa, it is necessary to color the mixture nicely with cocoa. Finally, add a handful of large hazelnuts (halves or broken - as you like to nibble on in the crust) and if desired, you can order a little dark chocolate. It melts nicely while the crust is baking and is very tempting. Very little semolina (3-4 tablespoons) and white, soft flour (about 150g) are added. Mix everything finely by hand and if it has become light, add a little more cocoa. Without the right spices, this cake would not be what it is. Top with a teaspoon of dried ginger and cinnamon to taste. (I think you can add a little carob and anise, but I didn't have it on hand) and grated nutmeg. Some carbonated juice is added to this powder mixture (I added Coca-Cola, but it can be schweppes tonic water) and full spoon of honey. The baking tray is not greased, just put baking paper and it is completely sufficient. The dough must be like a loose paste, ie it can be spread on a baking sheet and adjusted with wet fingers to be flat. Bake at 200C for about half an hour. The rule for baking the crust is that the oven must not be opened until at least 20 minutes have passed, otherwise the crust will "save". When baked, the crust is left to cool and cut in half.
• Filling About 300-500g of cherries are cooked with a lot of sugar (to taste) in their own juice, add a generous amount of ginger and cinnamon. When it becomes thick, add a little semolina and leave to cool. This filling is mixed constantly while it is on the hob.
• Topping Sprinkle a little sugar (as much as you would use to sweeten dark chocolate, then a little more over it). Add a little water, mix the meat all the time and melt 200g of dark chocolate in it. In another bowl, mix 1 large banana with 2 teaspoons of honey with a mixer until a teaspoon is made. it is poured with chocolate and mixed well with a mixer.
• Stacking the cake Turn the cake upside down, cut it into 2 crusts, put the cherry filling on the bottom, fold in the other and press well so that the cherries "enter" the crust with their paste. The topping is poured when it cools down so that it does not spill too much, but it is not left to cool completely because it will not be able to spread evenly. I tossed hazelnuts on the cake (I really like them) and it looks nice and tasty. The taste is rich, I think it is interesting for children as well, especially because of the mixture of chocolate and banana and I hope you will try the recipe and enjoy it as much as my family.