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Chocolate Layer Cake

Cooking with coffee is becoming quite the rage, so here's a recipe with cold coffee. You won' even know the tofu is there; it soaks up the coffee flavor and adds to the smooth texture of this chocolate delight!

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 8″ round cake pans.

  • In a large bowl, whisk together tofu, syrup, coffee, and vanilla until well blended and smooth. Sift together cocoa powder, flours, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.

  • Add dry ingredient to tofu mixture in mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer until smooth, about 3 minutes. Divide batter between cake pans. Bake until cake springs back to touch, about 15 minutes.

  • Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, then invert cakes onto racks. Cool completely. Frost with Tofu Chocolate Frosting recipe (page 274).

Serves 12

Calories: 142.85

Fat: 2.09 grams

Saturated Fat: 0.80 grams

Carbohydrates: 31.06 grams

Calcium: 72.71 mg

Lactose: 0.0 grams

1 cup puréed firm tofu

1 cup maple syrup

¾ cup brewed strong coffee, cold

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour

½ cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Tofu Chocolate Frosting (page 274)

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