Vegan Chocolate Tofu Cake
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 box silken tofu
- 1 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons oil vegetable or canola oil
- 1 cup plant-based milk
- 1/3 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 F.Put the dry ingredients (cocoa powder, baking soda, flour, salt and baking powder) in a mixing bowl. You will need to sift the flour!
- Put the silken tofu in the blender. Don't drain it; add it with its water and blend it entirely. The tofu should be smooth with no bumps.
- Then, add the maple syrup into the mixture and blend again.
- Stir this blended mixture into the dry ingredients.
- Add the almond milk to the mixture.
- Then, pour in the boiling water and stir to combine. Your batter may still have some lumps in, this is fine.
- Pour your cake mixture into two 9 inch circular tins that have already been greased with oil or vegan butter.
- Bake the chocolate fudge cake in the oven for 25-30 minutes
- .Leave the cakes to cool entirely before adding some filling and frosting.
Notes
Dairy-free frosting
- 1/4 of a cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons of maple syrup
- 1/2 cup of almond or peanut butter
- 90 MLS of non-dairy milk
