Chocolate date cake

Serves: 8
Prep: 20
Cook: 60

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.

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

  1. Step 1

    Place tofu, honey, brown sugar and So Good Regular in a food processor, blend until smooth.
  2. Step 2

    Sift the flour and cocoa together. Fold the flour, cocoa and dates through tofu mixture, pour into greased and lined 20cm round cake tin.
  3. Step 3

    Bake in a moderate oven, 180°C, for 1 hour or until cake is cooked when tested with skewer.
  4. Step 4

    To prepare chocolate frosting, place dates, cocoa and water in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, simmer covered for 2 minutes.
  5. Step 5

    Blend frosting mixture in a food processor and spread over cool cake.