Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 15 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Cashew | 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) | 157 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Tofu | 100g firm | 76 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Cake | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Pastry | not in our table | 0 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
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- cake
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup honey
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 2 cup wholewheat pastry flour or
- -- unbleached white flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 thin lemon or orange slices
- 1/3 cup kirsch
- icing
- 3/4 cup raw cashews
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup honey
- 10 oz firm tofu
- 3 oz semi-sweet chocolate, melted
- 16 oz jar pitted cherries, drained
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Directions
Cake: preheat oven to 350°F. 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, 199