Hello lovelies, today I have a recipe for you for a sweet cake that I have loved since I was a child: cheesecake. But this time it’s of course a vegan version: the perfect vegan cheesecake - with ****silken tofu! I was very happy for the opportunity to create this recipe in cooperation with Taifun Tofu*****, as I have been a huge fan of their tofu products for quite some time now. I didn’t want to just create a regular vegan version of this cake but rather use the original recipe from my childhood as a base. I was able to find it in the recipe book of all family recipes that my mother created a copy of for me when I first moved out (thank you Mama!!). I particularly like the fact that she always added the name of the person she had the recipe from – such a beautiful memory. It allows you to connect the recipe with the person.

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The recipe for the cheese cake is from one of my aunts. I loved this one as a kid, but also the more fancy version with baked meringue on top - we called it golden drop cake. Because you leave it over night and in the morning little golden drops had appeared on the meringue - hence the cute name.

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I baked both versions for you, the regular cheesecake and the one with meringue made from aquafaba, which worked perfectly! But let me tell you one thing, unfortunately the golden drops didn’t form naturally – I had to help with some maple syrup. Oh well, sometimes you have to create your own magic :-).

The perfect vegan cheesecake – with silken tofu

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Cake base:

260 gr 2 cups flour
80 gr 1/3 cup sugar (i.e. cane sugar)
2 tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp soy flour
140 gr vegan butter /margarine

Cheese cream:

800 gr 28 oz. Taifun silken tofu
150 gr 3/4 cup cane sugar
60-70 gr 1/2 cup starch
Pulp of 2-3 vanilla beans or 4 tsp vanilla extract
Zest of 1 organic lemon
Juice of 1 lemon
70 ml 1/3 cup canola oil
2 Tbsp soy flour

Meringue:

100 ml 1/2 cup aquafaba (water of chickpeas)
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
100 gr 3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Cake base:

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and soy flour
Add cold butter/margarine
Knead into a smooth dough – wrap it in foil and place it in fridge for approx. 30 minutes

Cheese cream:

Add the silken tofu along with all other ingredients into a mixer/food processor and mix on high level until the mixture is smooth, there shouldn’t be any chunks left
The more starch you use, the more solid the cheese cream gets

Meringue:

Put the aquafaba into a bowl and whip it using a mixer or food processor
Slowly stir in the cream of tartar, powdered sugar and vanilla
Depending on which machine you use, it may take a little longer for the aquafaba to stiffen, approx. 5-10 minutes

Bake:

Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F)
Take the cake base out of the fridge
Either grease a large springform pan ø 26 cm (10”) or two small ones ø 18 cm (7“) or line them with baking paper
Put the dough into the pan and press it down firmly as well as 2/3 from the sides
Put the cheese cream onto it
Bake the small pans for approx. 30-40 minutes, the large one for approx. 45-55 minutes
If you bake the golden drop cake with meringue, put the meringue onto the cake for the last 20 minutes and bake it
Let the cake cool off and take the cake out of the pan

This cheesecake will turn out very creamy because of the silken tofu and I’m very impressed by the consistency. It’s decisive to add lots of vanilla to the cream and if you like you can also add some turmeric powder in order to make the cake look a little more yellow. Silken tofu isn’t only suitable for cake, you can also perfectly add it to smoothies and I like to use it for savory quiches.

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I’m pretty sure you will be able to convince vegans and non-vegans with this cheesecake. Unfortunately my aunt doesn’t live nearby anymore, otherwise I would have definitely made her try it. Do you also have cakes that remind you of your childhood? I’m very pleased I was able to create one more very delicious vegan version of a cake from back in the days. You can simply eat this cake pure or decorate it with fresh seasonal fruits to turn it into an extra beautiful highlight on your coffee table!

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As mentioned in the recipe you can either bake two small or one large cake, or you just divide the ingredients by half and bake a smaller cake. You have to try the golden drop version, I love it. Here it’s important that you add genuine cream of tartar to the aquafaba meringue in order for the meringue not to collapse in the oven. I ordered the cream of tartar online but you can also find it in well-stocked baking supply shops.

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Now I’m curious to find out whether you like this cheesecake as much as we do. I hope you will try this recipe! As usual I’m looking forward to your pictures and tags. And thanks to Taifun Tofu for this wonderful cooperation that provided a trip to my childhood!

Love, Verena

*This blog post was created in cooperation with Taifun Tofu – the recipes are my own.

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