Walnut Cake with Carob Frosting
- Catagory: Desserts
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cooking Time: 60 minutes
- Prep Notes:
- Courtesy Of: Institute for Integrative Nutrition
- Yields: 8 people
Ingredients
For Cake
- 2/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup unbleached white flour
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 4 ounces tofu
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour or spelt flour
- 1 tablespoon non-aluminum baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups roasted chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup unrefined corn oil
- 2/3 cup apple juice, water, rice or soy milk
For Frosting
- 1/2 cup maple syrup or barley malt
- 1/2 cup roasted carob powder
- 1 package firm "Mori-Nu" tofu or 10 ounces silken tofu
- 1/2 cup almond or hazelnut extract
Directions
- Sift flour into a large bowl
- Add baking powder and salt
- Add 1 cup nuts (reserve the rest for decorating)
- Combine syrup, oil, tahini, tofu and juice into a blender
- Gradually combine the liquid ingredients into dry until they are mixed well
- Transfer into a well-greased 9-inch cake pan
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean
- Let the cake cool before frosting it
For Frosting
- Combine all ingredients into a blender and puree until smooth
- Cut the cooled cake in half horizontally
- Spread one third of the frosting, raspberry or apricot jam, over the bottom half
- Decorate with some chopped walnuts
Notes
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