April 16, 2011

Test Kitchen

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Tested out a vegan cake recipe, in preparation for Cole's upcoming birthday.  This chocolate cake recipe was highly rated, and did not disappoint.  No eggs, milk, or butter - yet very moist and tasty.  The recipe calls for baking in a 9x5 loaf pan, but I made a dozen cupcakes (with a little leftover batter), baking for about 18 min.  Lauren helped me make them, and we used our newly purchased batter tube - so easy and mess-free!  (Although Lauren informed me that it was a little hard for her to squeeze because she didn't have a lot of muscles in her legs....)


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The final product.  I added some vegan vanilla frosting (using Earth Balance spread and a little soy milk).  While it was good, I prefer a whipped frosting over buttercream.  Might try a chocolate frosting next time; or maybe go for a pre-made frosting and just let Cole enjoy his without :)

1 comment:

penniem said...

The picture of the baker is so cute, and the finished product looks really yummy!