My Soft and Light Tofu Cake

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I wanted to make a banana cake, but I was out of bananas! But I had tofu! I debated with myself for quite some time: Should I put it in, should I do it and see what happens? I ended up putting it in and it was delicious. I decided on the recipe for this soft, light cake on my 10th try.

My oven tends to be hot, so I cover the cake with foil for the last 5 minutes to keep it from burning. The silken tofu I use doesn't need to be drained, but some brands contain more water than others. If you're worried about it being too wet, drain it before using. Recipe by Satsuki519

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Ingredients

1 hour
6 servings
  1. 1/2 blockSilken tofu (processed type)
  2. 70 grams*Sugar
  3. 1*Egg
  4. 3 tbsp*Vegetable oil
  5. 1 pinch*Salt
  6. 1 dash*Vanilla essence (optional)
  7. 110 gramsCake flour
  8. 1 1/2 tspBaking powder

Cooking Instructions

1 hour
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 180-190℃. If your oven tends to be hot, set it at 180℃. Otherwise, set it at 190℃. It's about the same temperature as you would use to bake pound cakes.

  2. 2

    Put the tofu in a bowl without draining it, mash it up and stir it with a whisk until smooth.

  3. 3

    Add the * ingredients in the order listed, mixing after each addition. Put the cake flour and baking powder in a plastic bag, hold it closed and shake it about ten times to mix it well, then add it in.

  4. 4

    Cut the spout end of an empty milk carton, then cut 1/3 of the cut piece and attach it to the spout end as a kind of divider. See the photo here for reference.

  5. 5

    Pour in the batter and make an indentation down the middle. Place the carton on an oven tray lined with parchment paper or foil.

  6. 6

    Bake for approximately 30 minutes (adjust the temperature and baking time to your oven). When a chopstick inserted comes out clean, it's done!

  7. 7

    Here, I used processed silken tofu and 65 g sugar, and covered it with foil for the last 10 minutes of baking.

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Chef164
Chef164 @Chef164
Hi! Can I bake this in a parchment lined loaf pan instead? I don’t have a carton available. Thanks.

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