Chocolate Shooting Stars with Strawberry Coulis

• 1/2 cup Dutch cocoa
• 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup corn oil
• 6 ounces tofu, pressed dry
• 3/4 cup vanilla soy milk
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 cup non-dairy, grain-sweetened chocolate chips
• 1 cup Dutch cocoa
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup corn oil
• 1/4 cup vanilla soymilk
• 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
• Strawberry Coulis, recipe follows
• 2 cups of fresh strawberries, hulled or thawed frozen strawberries (12 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, unless you have freshly picked berries in season
• 2 tablespoons of organic apple juice, plus additional as needed to thin sauce
• 2 teaspoons of Grand Marnier, or your favorite orange liqueur
• Fresh strawberry slices for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, sift cocoa, pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt.
3. In a blender, combine maple syrup, corn oil, tofu, soy milk, vanilla extract and orange juice.
4. Blend until the mixture achieves a smooth and even consistency.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the sifted dry ones.
6. Spoon the batter into oiled a floured star-shaped individual cake pans, filling them no more than 3/4 of the way full.
7. Place about 10 chocolate chips in the center of the batter in the mold to form a "gooey" center.
8. Bake the cakes for 15 to 18 minutes.
9. Sift the cocoa.
10. Whisk it together with maple syrup, corn oil and vanilla.
11. On a low flame, stirring constantly, heat for 3 to 5 minutes.
12. Refrigerate until glaze cools.
13. In a food processor combine the strawberries, maple syrup, and apple juice.
14. Process until mixture is smooth, being careful not to over-process the berries or they will discolor.
15. Add more apple juice as necessary if sauce is too thick.
16. Strain mixture through a fine sieve into a nonreactive bowl.
17. Stir in the liqueur.
18. This coulis will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
19. Yield: 1 1/2 cups

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chocolate-shooting-stars-with-strawberry-coulis-recipe.html (may not work)