Pour the boiling water or coffee over the pitted dates. Add baking soda. Stir, then soak for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Add the dates, 6 tbsp of the boiling water, cashew butter, applesauce, vanilla, lemon juice and baking soda to the blender or food processor. Process briefly, you want there to be some chunks of date left. Add in the remaining water - food processors tend to spray if there is too much liquid!
Add the coconut flour, tapioca starch and salt. Process to combine.
Prepare a muffin tin and generousloy oil. Evenly divide the batter into ~8 regular sized muffins.
Bake for 25-30 minutes at 350F or until the center feels firm to the touch.
Remove from the oven and flip onto a cooling rack.
Once you are ready to serve, pour the caramel sauce over the cakes right before serving. This is best served warm with additional vanilla ice cream as well. Enjoy!