Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

Vegan Chocolate Cake

Recipe By : Cafe Sunflower, Atlanta, Georgia
Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes & Frostings Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Cake:
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup soy milk
2 ounces firm tofu -- mashed with a fork
3 cups unbleached flour
Frosting:
2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1/8 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 stick soy margarine -- softened

CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
In large bowl of an electric miser, combine the cocoa powder, sugar, salt,
and baking powder. Add oil, water, soy milk, and tofu and bet until mixture
is creamy. Fold in flour. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 30 minutes.
Cool completely before frosting.

FROSTING: In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, cocoa powder, and margarine.
Mix until creamy. Frost cooled cake.
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NOTES : Makes 1 two-layer cake

This cake tastes just like "regular" chocolate cake.