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For the dough. Sift the flour in a medium bowl
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Add the baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix and set apart
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In another medium bowl add the sugar, the water, the coconut oil, the vanilla paste and the cocoa powder. Whisk everything.
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Slowly add the dry ingredients. Keep whisking. In few minutes you will obtain a nice smooth dough.
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Remove the dough from the bowl and wrap it in some plastic paper. Refrigerate in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
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Prepare the filling. Peel, slice and cut in small pieces both the apple and the pear.
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In a medium pan add the water, the sugar and the lemon zest.
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Turn the heat on at low, stir and let the sugar caramelize slowly.
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When the sugary mix will start getting creamy and golden color it will be time to add the other ingredients: butter, fruit, spices, vanilla and apple sauce. Be careful not to overcook the sugar or it will burn aka it will turn dark brown and will taste like burned sugar ;-)
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Stir all the ingredients and let it cook still at low heat for 6 minutes.
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Turn off the heat an let it cool down.
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Remove the dough from the refrigerator, unwrap it from the plastic paper and using some parchment paper and a rolling pin roll a thin layer 1/4 inch.
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Using a ramekin (or the baking container you will choose) cut out a circle that you will place at the bottom of the container. Cut some strips of dough that you will use to cover the sides of the ramekin.
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Fill the ramekin with 2/3 tablespoons of fruit mix
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With your fingers gently close the sides of the cake toward the center
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Cut out a star (or any shape you like) from the dough
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Place the star in the center of the filling.
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Using the "water bath" technique place all ramekins in a deep baking pan and half fill the pan with water. Bake the mini cakes in the preheated oven at 180C/400F for 35 minutes. Enjoy!
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