birthday cake
May 11, 2007 at 5:43 pm | In Uncategorized |is it kinda pathetic that I’m baking my own birthday cake?
I doubled the following chocolate cake recipe:
1 cup all purpose flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 t salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 t baking soda
5 T applesauce
1 T balsamic white vinegar [but any white vinegar will do]
1 t vanilla extract
1 cup soymilk
preheat oven to 350F, prepare two round cake pans with non-stick cooking spray.
in a large bowl, combine flour, salt, sugar, cocoa powder and baking soda. mix well with a whisk.
in a separate large bowl, combine applesauce, vinegar, vanilla, and soy milk, whisking them well too.
combine wet/dry ingredients, do not overmix.
bake for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. let cool in the pan for about 15 minutes, on a cooling rack. take out of the pan carefully. let cool completely,
then I spread about 1/4 cup organic, all-fruit cherry spread on one of the two cakes, placed the second cake on top of it, and frosted it all with chocolate mousse topping [recipe from VCTOTW].
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Happy happy birthday!
I want to come to your party ;) I hope you have a great day!
Comment by La Principessa — May 11, 2007 #
happy birthday! what a beautiful cake! and no, it’s not pathetic :)
Comment by textual bulldog — May 11, 2007 #
thank you thank you!!!!
you’re all invited, of course. :D
Comment by Celine — May 11, 2007 #
Happy birthday! You are not pathetic- I baked my own b-day cake back in March, too! And yours is prettier. Damn it, how do I always miss your posts…? I’m going to add you as a link on my blog right now so I’ll check here even more frequently and obsessively. =)
Comment by bazu — May 13, 2007 #
thank you Bazu!! and don’t feel bad for missing my posts, because a. you’re not missing much ;p, and b. I’m bad at keeping in touch too, even though I have bookmarked your blog and other wonderful ones to my list on the computer directly. blah.
Comment by Celine — May 13, 2007 #
Not pathetic at all… I had my own party :)
Happy early birthday Taurus sistah, bulls rule!
Comment by Foodeater — May 14, 2007 #
we do! we so do!! thanks, Foodeater. :D
Comment by Celine — May 14, 2007 #
I baked my own b’day cake as well, I wanted to make sure it tasted good and I wanted all the leftovers!
Comment by Bake & Destroy — June 12, 2007 #
mmmmmm, leftover homemade cake is the best! I need to bake one soon. not that it’s anyone’s bday or anything, but who needs a special occasion anyway?
Comment by Celine — June 12, 2007 #
Looks yummy! And dont worry, I bake my own birthday cakes, too.
Comment by Madeleine — November 20, 2007 #