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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.

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