Vegan Quilted Blanket Cake with Tofu Curd

Recipe by Nikoleta, vegan cook and author of every recipe in the Tofu app · @surovadcerka

Ingredients

curd filling

• 400 g firm tofu
• 30 g canola oil
• 30 g lemon juice
• 70 g plant-based yogurt
• 4 tbsp granulated sugar
• 70 g cornstarch
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (or paste)

cake batter

• 280 ml plant-based milk
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 220 g all-purpose flour
• 40 g cornstarch
• 120 g powdered sugar
• 12 g Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 6 g baking powder
• 3 g baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (or paste)
• 1 pinch salt
• 50 g canola oil

topping

• mixed fresh berries (fresh or frozen, optional)

Contains: gluten, soy

How to make it

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Crumble the tofu into smaller pieces in a bowl, then add the oil, lemon juice, yogurt, sugar, starch, and vanilla. Blend everything together into a smooth, thick cream.
3. Transfer the curd into a piping bag and move on to preparing the batter.
4. Pour the plant milk into a bowl and add the vinegar. Set aside.
5. In a second bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, sugar, Dutch cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla and salt.
6. Add the oil to the bowl with the milk.
7. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix well to form a thick batter.
8. Lightly grease a 27 x 37 cm baking pan with oil and line with parchment paper.
9. Spread the batter evenly across the entire surface of the pan.
10. Using the piping bag, draw a diagonal grid pattern with the curd on top of the batter, positioning it at an angle rather than aligned with the pan edges.
11. You can also add fruit to the cake at this point if you want - frozen berries, strawberries, or canned mandarins work beautifully.
12. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes without the fan on.
13. Before it's fully done, test with a toothpick - if it comes out almost dry to dry, remove the cake.
14. Cool under a kitchen towel to keep it moist and prevent crumbling.
15. Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar and cut into squares.

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