Ingredients

• 250 g - all-purpose flour (or maida)
• 250 g - sugar
• 250 g - butter
• 50 g - cocoa powder
• 1 cup - pureed Mori Nu silken tofu (firm) or any other silken tofu (or 4 eggs)
• 1 tsp - baking soda
• 1/2 tsp - baking powder
• 1/2 tsp - salt
• 1 tsp - vanilla essence
• Milk as required, to adjust batter to dropping consistency - maximum 1/2 cup

How to Make Chocolate Pound Cake with Tofu

• Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F).
• Line the base of a square pan (8 inch x 8 inch) with butter paper, or grease the base with butter and dust with flour till well coated and set aside.
• Beat the eggs until fluffy, or the pureed tofu, until you see air bubbles in them. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Do this thrice and set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar.
• Add the vanilla essence and beat well.
• Add the tofu or beaten eggs to the butter-sugar mixture and beat well till it has been incorporated.
• Now, add the sifted flour mixture to the butter-sugar-egg mixture little by little and beat well till blended smoothly.
• Add adequate milk to achieve a batter of dropping consistency.
• Pour batter into the readied pan, smoothen the top and bake for 45-50 minutes or till done.
• Recipe courtesy: chefinyou