Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3/4 cup soy or almond milk
  • 2 ounces firm tofu -- mashed with a fork (yes, gross i know; don't worry)
  • 3 cups unbleached flour
  • 2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 1/8 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 stick soy margarine -- softened (again, I know it sounds vile...)




  1. Preheat oven to 220 C (350 F.?) Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.

  2. Combine the cocoa powder, sugar, salt & baking powder. Stir your sweet-toothed heart out.

  3. Add oil, water, soy milk, and tofu and beat until mixture is creamy.

  4. Fold in flour.

  5. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 30 minutes.

  6. Cool completely before frosting.

  7. FROSTING: In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, cocoa powder, and soy margarine.

  8. Mix until creamy.

  9. Frost cooled cake. Let is cool. Grab some plates, almond milk and go apoplectic with my own brand of misplaced choco-love.