Indulge your sweet tooth with this healthy pleasure! Chocolate date cake is great enjoyed as an afternoon treat, with your favourite hot drink, or a yummy dessert to complete any meal. This cake is dairy free and easy to make. It uses a great mix of So Good Regular Soy milk, dates, cocoa and tofu to create a healthy delight that all your friends will marvel over. Who could say no to such a tasty treat?
Ingredients
- 300g silken firm tofu
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/3 cups So Good Regular soy milk
- 2 1/2 cups self-raising flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1 cup pitted dates, chopped
Frosting
- 1 cup pitted dates, chopped
- 1 tbs cocoa
- 1/2 cup water
Method
- Place tofu, honey, brown sugar and So Good Regular in a food processor, blend until smooth.
- Sift the flour and cocoa together. Fold the flour, cocoa and dates through tofu mixture, pour into greased and lined 20cm round cake tin.
- Bake in a moderate oven, 180°C, for 1 hour or until cake is cooked when tested with skewer.
- To prepare chocolate frosting, place dates, cocoa and water in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, simmer covered for 2 minutes.
- Blend frosting mixture in a food processor and spread over cool cake.
