Vegan Darkest Chocolate Crepe Cake
- For the Crepes:
- Adapted from Bryanna and Martha Stewart
- 1.5 cups soymilk
- 1 cup unbleached flour
- 1/2 cup medium firm tofu
- 1/4 cup soy or chickpea flour
- 2 T sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 8 oz chocolate, finely chopped
- For the Mousse:
- Adapted from VCTOTW
- 1 package Silken tofu
- 1/4 cup soymilk
- 2 Tbsp agave necter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 Tbsp Creme de Cacao
- 1/3 cup "nutella"
- For the "Nutella":
- From Su Good Eats
- 2 cups whole raw hazelnuts (I used cashews)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- up to 1/4 cup vegetable or nut oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- For the glaze:
- Adapted from Martha Stewart
- 1 cup soymilk
- 1 Tbsp light corn syrup
- 1 tsp salt
- 10 oz chocolate finely chopped
- Double boil the chocolate, add to all ingredients in a blender, blend. Heat a nonstick 8" skillet over medium-high heat and wipe it lightly with oil before making each crepe (or spray with a spray canola or vegetable oil). Use about 3 T. of batter per crepe (stirring the batter before you make each crepe), rolling and tilting the pan until it evenly covers the bottom. Cook for a few seconds, or until the top looks dry. Carefully loosen the crepe with a spatula and flip it over. After a few seconds the other side should be dry.
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- Place all mousse ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Refrigerate for several hours.
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- Nutella:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place nuts in a single layer on a shallow baking pan. Toast until the skins are almost black and the meat is dark brown, about 15 minutes. Stir the nuts halfway through baking so ensure an even color.
- Since the skin is bitter, you'll want to discard them. Wrap the cooled hazelnuts in a clean kitchen towel or paper towel, and rub until most of the skins have come off. Don't fret if you can't get off all the skins.
- Process nuts in a food processor, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally, until they have liquefied, about 5 minutes. At first, you will get coarsely chopped nuts, and then it will turn into a fine meal. After a little while, the nuts will form a ball around the blade, and it will seem like you only have a solid mass. Keep processing. The heat and friction will extract the natural oils, and you will get hazelnut butter!
- When the nuts are liquidized, add in the sugar, cocoa and vanilla. Slowly drizzle in enough oil to make a spreadable consistency. Since the mixture is warm, it will be more liquidy now than at room temperature.
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- glaze:
- Bring milk, corn syrup, salt to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add chocolate. Swirl pan to completely cover with cream. Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Let cool completely.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/vegan-darkest-chocolate-crepe-cake-1245734 (may not work)