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Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
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Line an 8 (20 cm) square pan with parchment paper, or spray with nonstick spray.
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Prepare the crust: In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the oil, agave nectar, soymilk and vanilla to emulsify.
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Sift the remaining ingredients over the mixture in the bowl and stir with a wooden spoon to combine to a soft dough (it will be slightly sticky, but firm enough to hold a shape).
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Remove about 1/3 of the dough and set aside (you can just estimate).
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Press the remaining dough evenly into the bottom of the pan with wet fingers or a silicon spatula (the spatula works well to avoid sticking).
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Set aside.
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Make the filling: blend the tofu and cashew butter in a food processor until well combined, scraping down sides if necessary.
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Add the remaining ingredients and process until perfectly smooth and velvety (there should be no bits of tofu visible).
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Pour the filling evenly over the crust in the pan.
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To smooth the top, grab the pan on opposite sides with your hands and, keeping the bottom of the pan against the surface its on, quickly rotate it once to the left and then to the right.
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Divide the remaining dough in half, then divide each half into 3 equal parts (youll have 6 balls of dough).
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Pinching about 1/2 of each ball at a time, roll it between your palms to create a thin rope about 3/8 (just under 1 cm) thick.
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Starting at one corner and working diagonally across to the opposite corner of the pan, place ropes of dough next to each other in a straight line from one corner to the other (the dough doesnt necessarily have to be rolled in a single rope that spans the whole distance across the pan-you can line up shorter pieces next to each other).
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Next, place ropes of dough on either side parallel to the first rope, so you end up with three diagonal lines across the pan.
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Continue until you have 5 lines in one direction across the pan (shorter lines toward the edges).
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Repeat with ropes of dough in the opposite direction, crossing over the first ropes.
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You should end up with a diagonal criss-cross pattern over the surface of the cheesecake.
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Bake the cake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, rotating pan about halfway through, until the filling appears firm and the edges of the dough are beginning to brown.
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Cool completely, then refrigerate until cold (at least 2 hours) before slicing.
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May be frozen (defrost, covered, in the refrigerator overnight).
