Exquisite, Virtuous Vegan Parisian Chocolate Mousse Cake


	Exquisite, Virtuous Vegan Parisian Chocolate Mousse Cake
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2-26-2008 11:13 AM
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2 12 ounce boxes silken firm tofu (such as Mori Nu)
10 oz finely chopped bittersweet chocolate
2 tablespoons agave (or maple syrup)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.prettytastycakes.com/2008/02/09/exquisite-virtuous-vegan-parisian-chocolate-mousse-cake/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.prettytastycakes.com/img/2E914D9D-07FF-468D-9C85-1C5154A3059D" alt="hazelnutchocolateorange_ptc.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.prettytastycakes.com/2008/02/09/exquisite-virtuous-vegan-parisian-chocolate-mousse-cake/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.prettytastycakes.com/img/75A66042-DDC4-4B81-8E1A-194F09E0A2BD" alt="vegan_cake1_ptc.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.prettytastycakes.com/2008/02/09/exquisite-virtuous-vegan-parisian-chocolate-mousse-cake/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.prettytastycakes.com/img/E9C5AF60-0471-46FC-A62F-7DCD189E5D53" alt="vegan_cake2_ptc.jpg" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.prettytastycakes.com/2008/02/09/exquisite-virtuous-vegan-parisian-chocolate-mousse-cake/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.prettytastycakes.com/img/6D4B37C1-E091-4639-8B13-446E3DD02658" alt="vegan_cake3_ptc.jpg" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/0F77BD18-3718-47AC-8517-1F1FDA578DA6/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>