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Who said that healthy wasn't yummy? Let me present you this recipe I was meant to publish in May...but it's never too late use to sing Kylie Minogue no!
This cake is a "substitute" to the classical French fraisier, so laborious to prepare (I will have to give it a try one day). This one needs a bit of your attention, but it's quite easy to prepare. It is healthier as we are using less fatty ingredients, however as I just said, less fat doesn't mean less flavor.
If you feel like reading a froggy cookery book this recipe is from Veggie by Cléa. Such a good work, very interesting vegetarian dishes for any occasion.
The key ingredient for a healthy dessert is silken tofu. Say goodbye to naughty double or whipped cream, butter and eggs!
The agar agar play as well a crucial part, this seaweed powder allow any liquid preparations to curdle, definitely a winner to me. Unlike the pork gelatin it as no animal savor, no calories and even helps to lose weight :). I recommend here another book by Cléa: Agar Agar.
Here is the recipe (serve 6)
For the sponge cake:
- 3 eggs
- 90g of caster sugar
- 90g of plain flour
For the strawberry mousse:
- 300g of strawberries
- 100g of brown sugar
- 1 level teaspoon of agar agar
- 200g of silken tofu
For the chocolate cream:
- 80g of milk or dark cooking chocolate
- 200g of silken tofu
- 100ml rice milk or soya, oat, quinoa, nuts etc...
- 1 teaspoon of agar agar
- About 15 strawberries for the edge and decoration
Remove from bain-marie but carry on beating until it has slightly cooled down.
Add the agar agar, stir well and bring this mixture to the boil. Let it simmer for 30 seconds- 1 minute. Pour in the blender again and mix in the tofu.
Stir together rhe milk and the agar agar, bring to the boil 10 seconds. Stir in the chocolate mixture and pour over the second half f sponge cake. Leave in the fridge for one more hour.
This cake is a second cousin of the "fraisier", here we have no sponge cake with butter, no syrup, no buttercream, and no marzipan. Only goodand healthy ingredients for a good looking vegetarian cake.t to have when you're controlling your weight.