Description
You’ll be enchanted by the wonderful flavor of this simple vegan matcha cake with tofu. It is moist, not too sweet and has a refreshing green tea fragrance combined with the sourness of cherries.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients: Crust
- 2 tbsps. additive-free nut or seeds butter (peanut, almond, tahini, sunflower etc.)
- 1 tbsp. coconut flour
- 2 tbsps. carob powder
- 1 tbsp. plant milk (no added sugar or oils)
- ⅛ tsp. Himalayan salt
Ingredients: Filling
- 320g (11.3oz) soft silken tofu
- 4 tbsps. plant milk (no added sugar or oils)
- 1 tsp. matcha green tea powder
- 1½ tbsps. barley grass or wheatgrass powder
- ½ tbsp. mesquite powder (very similar to Peruvian carob)
- 1 tbsp. coconut flour
- 1 tsp. psyllium powder
- 1 tbsp. birch xylitol + 15 stevia drops (or more)
- ⅛ tsp. Himalayan salt
- A handful of cherries (fresh or frozen), add later
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- For the crust, mix all ingredients well in a bowl or use a small food processor. Press crust into 11 cm (4 inch) cake tin lined with parchment paper.
- To make the filling, put all ingredients (except cherries) into blender or use a large bowl and immersion blender. Process until homogeneous batter forms. Taste and adjust sweetness if necessary.
- Now, it’s time to assemble the cake. First, pour half of the batter onto crust and then add about a handful of cherries (fresh or frozen). Then, pour the reminder of batter into the cake tin and spread it out evenly.
- Finally, bake for 45-50 minutes and let cool completely. It’d be best to keep the cake refrigerated for a couple of hours after it’s cooled down, but it’s equally delicious at room temperature.
Notes
OPTIONAL – garnish the top of the cake with chopped dark chocolate and some matcha powder.
This vegan matcha cake pairs notably well with my Healthy Chocolate Sauce.
1 Cake has 3.3 GL points
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Method: Baking
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ⅙ of the cake
- Calories: 91.4 kcal
- Fat: 4.63g
- Carbohydrates: 5.63g
- Fiber: 3.27g
- Protein: 5.18g
