Cookbook:Chocolate Mousse Cake (Vegan)

Chocolate Mousse Cake (Vegan)
Category	Cake recipes
Servings	16
Time	prep: 20 minutes baking: 30 minutes
Difficulty

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Ingredients

Cake

• 1½ cups (200 g / 7.1 oz) unbleached white flour
• ⅓ cup (40 g / 1.4 oz) unsweetened baking cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup (225 g / 7.9 oz) unrefined sugar
• 1¼ cups (300 ml / 10 oz) water
• ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fl oz) vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons vinegar (plain red, plain white or rice vinegar)
• 1 pinch of shredded coconut

Chocolate tofu filling

• 6 ounces (170 g) chocolate chips
• 6 ounces (170 g) tofu
• ½ tablespoon vanilla extract

Chocolate walnut sauce topping (optional)

• ¼ cup (60 g / 2.1 oz) margarine
• ¼ cup (30 g / 1.1 oz) cocoa powder or carob powder
• 4 tablespoons soy milk
• ⁵/₆ cup (180 g / 6.3 oz) sugar (preferably unrefined)
• ⅓ cup (75 g / 2.6 oz) packed unrefined sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup (40 g / 1.4 oz) walnuts (optional)

Procedure

Cake

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. In bowl combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and sugar.
3. In another bowl combine water, oil, and the 2 teaspoons of vanilla.
4. Pour liquid into dry ingredients, then whisk with fork.
5. Add vinegar and stir. You'll see bubbles when the acidic vinegar reacts with the basic baking soda!
6. Pour into baking dishes, and bake for 25–30 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and let cool completely.

Chocolate tofu filling

1. Melt the chocolate chips.
2. Combine the tofu, ½ tablespoon vanilla extract, and melted chocolate chips in a blender. Blend until creamy.
3. Cut the top of the cake off and set the top aside. Pour the chocolate tofu mousse on the bottom half of the cake. Replace the top half.
4. Refrigerate until mousse thickens.

Chocolate walnut sauce topping (optional)

1. In a saucepan combine everything but vanilla extract. Bring to boil, stirring constantly.
2. Boil 1 minute, stir to cool, then add vanilla extract.
3. Pour over the top of the chocolate mousse cake.
4. Garnish with coconut.