Yield: 8 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Water |
| 1 cup | Honey |
| ½ cup | Applesauce |
| 1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 teaspoon | Vinegar |
| 2 cups | Wholewheat pastry flour or unbleached white flour |
| ¾ cup | Cocoa powder |
| 1 tablespoon | Baking powder |
| 1 teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ cup | Water |
| ¼ cup | Honey |
| 2 \N | Thin lemon or orange slices |
| ⅓ cup | Kirsch |
| ¾ cup | Raw cashews |
| ¾ cup | Water |
| 2 teaspoons | Vanilla |
| ½ cup | Honey |
| 10 ounces | Firm tofu |
| 3 ounces | Semi-sweet chocolate; melted |
| 1 \N | Jar (16-oz) pitted cherries; drained |
SYRUP
ICING
From: Mark Alexander <mark@...> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 1994 02:27:10 GMT CAKE: Preheat oven to 350F. Combine liquid ingredients in a large bowl & whisk well. Sift dry ingredients together & whisk into liquid mixture.
Pour into greased & floured 9" cake tin & bake for 35 minutes or until springy.
Cool cake completely & remove from pan. With a serrated knife, cut cake horizontally to make 3 thin layers.
SYRUP: Combine first 3 ingredients in a small pot & boil for 3 minutes. Let cool & then add kirsch.
ICING: In a blender, combine cashews, water & vanilla. Blend till smooth & creamy. Add honey & tofu & blend again. Set aside 2 c for the vanilla icing to go on top & sides of cake. To the rest of the mixture, add melted chocolate & 3 tb of syrup. Blend till smooth. Chill both icings before using.
TO ASSEMBLE: Carefully remove the top two layers of cake. Brush some syrup onto bottom layer & spread half of chocolate icing over it. Place the middle cake layer on top & brush with syrup & icing. Put down a layer of cherries & dot with a little vanilla icing to help the top layer stick.
Place the top layer on the cherries & brush again with syrup. Frost top & sides with vanilla icing. Decorate with cherries & pipe rosettes if desired.
Chill several hours before serving. The cake can be kept covered if not being served till the following day. However, the frosting may discolour after about 3 days.
"Vegetarian Times" December, 1993 REC.FOOD.RECIPES ARCHIVES
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