Chocolate Tofu Cake
This easy to make dessert recipe proves that a delicious chocolate cake does not have to be heavy. With so much flavor, you'll be surprised that this very easy dessert recipe contains tofu and yogurt.
Ingredients
- Light vegetable oil cooking spray
- 8 ounce firm tofu
- 1/4 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
- 4 ounce light cream cheese
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoon Irish cream liqueur
- 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur
- 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream or plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 10-inch glass pie plate with three sprays of the vegetable oil.
- In a food processor bowl, combine the tofu, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, maply syrup, cocoa powder, egg whites, cinnamon, and the liqueurs. Puree until smooth and pour into the prepared pie plate.
- Place the pie plate on the centre rack of the oven. On the bottom rack, place a baking pan filled halfway with water to humidify the oven. Bake for one hour.
- While the cake is baking, make ttopping by combining sour cream/yogurt, vanilla and honey in a small bowl and whisk thoroughly.
- When the cake has cooked for an hour, remove it from the oven, spread the topping on evenly and return it to the oven.
- Bake for about 10 minutes more until the topping sets. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving. Decorate with chocolate sauce design.