---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
 
      Title: BLACK FOREST CAKE
 Categories: Desserts, Low-fat, Vegetarian
      Yield: 12 servings
 
------------------------------------CAKE------------------------------------
      1 c  Water
      1 c  Honey
    1/2 c  Applesauce
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 ts Vinegar
      2 c  Wholewheat pastry flour or
           -- unbleached white flour
    3/4 c  Cocoa powder
      1 tb Baking powder
      1 ts Baking soda

-----------------------------------SYRUP-----------------------------------
    1/2 c  Water
    1/4 c  Honey
      2 ea Thin lemon or orange slices
    1/3 c  Kirsch

-----------------------------------ICING-----------------------------------
    3/4 c  Raw cashews
    3/4 c  Water
      2 ts Vanilla
    1/2 c  Honey
     10 oz Firm tofu
      3 oz Semi-sweet chocolate, melted
     16 oz Jar pitted cherries, drained
 
  CAKE: Preheat oven to 350F.  Combine liquid ingredients in a large bowl &
  whisk well.  Sift dry ingredients together & whisk into liquid mixture.
  Pour into greased & floured 9" cake tin & bake for 35 minutes or until
  springy.
  Cool cake completely & remove from pan.  With a serrated knife, cut cake
  horizontally to make 3 thin layers.
  SYRUP: Combine first 3 ingredients in a small pot & boil for 3 minutes.
  Let cool & then add kirsch.
  ICING: In a blender, combine cashews, water & vanilla.  Blend till smooth
  & creamy.  Add honey & tofu & blend again.  Set aside 2 c for the vanilla
  icing to go on top & sides of cake.  To the rest of the mixture, add
  melted chocolate & 3 tb of syrup.  Blend till smooth.  Chill both icings
  before using.
  TO ASSEMBLE: Carefully remove the top two layers of cake.  Brush some
  syrup onto bottom layer & spread half of chocolate icing over it.  Place
  the middle cake layer on top & brush with syrup & icing.  Put down a layer
  of cherries & dot with a little vanilla icing to help the top layer stick.
  Place the top layer on the cherries & brush again with syrup.  Frost top &
  sides with vanilla icing. Decorate with cherries & pipe rosettes if
  desired.
  Chill several hours before serving.  The cake can be kept covered if not
  being served till the following day.  However, the frosting may discolour
  after about 3 days.
 
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