Dark Chocolate Almond Cake with Rich Dark Chocolate Espresso Glaze

Name: Dark Chocolate Almond Cake with Rich Dark Chocolate Espresso Glaze
Yield: Serves 12-16
Ingredients: 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; 1 teaspoon organic almond extract; 1 cup sliced almonds; 4 teaspoons organic baking powder; ¼ teaspoon sea salt; ½ cup organic soybean or canola oil; 1⅔ cups organic pure cane sugar; ⅔ cup silken organic tofu, drained and crumbled; 1½ cups organic plain soy milk; 1 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder; 2¼ cups organic unbleached all-purpose flour; ½ cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon ground espresso (not brewed); ¼ cup plain organic soy milk

Preparation info

Serves
12-16

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Welcome to Claire's

By Claire Criscuolo

Published 2014

About

This delicious cake is also dairy-free, which will please anyone who keeps a vegan diet or is lactose intolerant. It is a delight with or without the glaze.

Ingredients

Cake

2¼ cups organic unbleached all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons organic baking powder
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Dessert
Cake
Vegan

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
To prepare the cake, measure the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cocoa into a bowl, then sift it into another bowl. Measure the oil, tofu, soy milk, and almond extract into a blender container. Cover and blend on mediu