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
Method:
- 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