Guilt-free chocolate fudge cake
Everyone needs a bit of sweetness now and then, but sometimes taste can come at the cost of our health. This sinfully delicious chocolate cake is actually a lot more heavenly than it tastes, with less sugar, fat and calories than other cakes yet still fantastically fudgy thanks to an unlikely ingredient – tofu! Just don’t knock it till you try it.
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
- 200g silken firm tofu, drained
- 100g caster sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tsp. vanilla essence
- 80g high-cocoa content chocolate, melted
- 50g plain flour, sifted
- 1 tbsp. self-raising flour
- 4 egg whites
- Raspberries and blueberries, to serve
Method:
- Preheat oven to 160°C and spray a round 20cm cake tin with oil, lining the base and edges with baking paper.
- Place the tofu, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla essence in a food processor and process until smooth. Add melted chocolate and process until smooth.
- Move the mixture to a bowl and fold in combined flour.
- Beat egg whites with an electric beater until soft peak are formed. Fold a third of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture with a large spoon until just combined, repeating with the remaining egg whites.
- Spoon the combined mixture into the pan and smooth the surface.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
- Decorate with raspberries and blueberries and cut into eight slices. Serve immediately.
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