Cupcakes & Cobbler
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eredienHad a really good weekend, though I am feeling a little sick this afternoon so I decided not to go to the regular Sunday afternoon go session or the gym.
D., D.'s coworker, and I baked cupcakes this afternoon.
They made some vanilla cupcakes with green and brown frosting, coconut, and sprinkles.
I made vegan cupcakes in oreo and rosewater-matcha flavors.
I used the basic sponge cake cupcake recipie from the winter pine tree cakes from vegan yumyum (with rice flour as a substitute for cornstarch). I made two batches and made some into rosewater cupcakes and some into oreo cupcakes.
For the rosewater cupcakes I just added rosewater instead of the vanilla or almond extracts.
For the oreo cupcakes I crushed up some oreos in the batter and used only vanilla, not almond and vanilla, extracts.
The oreo cupcakes got storebought chocolate frosting and a half-oreo on top of each. The cake came out pretty delicious; you could taste chunks of cupcake and chunks of oreo.
The rosewater cupcakes got matcha (Japanese green tea) frosting, from this recipie; I substituted soymilk for ricemilk and added the larger amount of matcha powder. I would use less confectioners' sugar next time, maybe a half-cup rather than a full cup--though that might not make enough frosting to cover the cupcakes. Though the frosting was definitely tasty and tasted like matcha, it is too sweet for me.
Warning: homemade frosting is very melty on hot days.
I also had about 6 farmers' market peaches that were going to go bad soon, so I also made a peach cobbler from this recipie, substituting soymilk for cream. I also only had 2 and 3/4 cups of peaches. If I made this again I would reduce the salt and add about a 1/4 cup more peaches than the recipie called for, to balance the fluffiness of the crust. Though the crust was very puffy, it is a bit salty as well. The peaches from the farmers' market were about half as big as a regular peach from the store, but are twice as tasty. If you can get farmers' market peaches I very much recommend it. I made this in a relatively small and shallow ceramic dish.
There are pictures at my flickr account if you click on the names of the food!
D., D.'s coworker, and I baked cupcakes this afternoon.
They made some vanilla cupcakes with green and brown frosting, coconut, and sprinkles.
I made vegan cupcakes in oreo and rosewater-matcha flavors.
I used the basic sponge cake cupcake recipie from the winter pine tree cakes from vegan yumyum (with rice flour as a substitute for cornstarch). I made two batches and made some into rosewater cupcakes and some into oreo cupcakes.
For the rosewater cupcakes I just added rosewater instead of the vanilla or almond extracts.
For the oreo cupcakes I crushed up some oreos in the batter and used only vanilla, not almond and vanilla, extracts.
The oreo cupcakes got storebought chocolate frosting and a half-oreo on top of each. The cake came out pretty delicious; you could taste chunks of cupcake and chunks of oreo.
The rosewater cupcakes got matcha (Japanese green tea) frosting, from this recipie; I substituted soymilk for ricemilk and added the larger amount of matcha powder. I would use less confectioners' sugar next time, maybe a half-cup rather than a full cup--though that might not make enough frosting to cover the cupcakes. Though the frosting was definitely tasty and tasted like matcha, it is too sweet for me.
Warning: homemade frosting is very melty on hot days.
I also had about 6 farmers' market peaches that were going to go bad soon, so I also made a peach cobbler from this recipie, substituting soymilk for cream. I also only had 2 and 3/4 cups of peaches. If I made this again I would reduce the salt and add about a 1/4 cup more peaches than the recipie called for, to balance the fluffiness of the crust. Though the crust was very puffy, it is a bit salty as well. The peaches from the farmers' market were about half as big as a regular peach from the store, but are twice as tasty. If you can get farmers' market peaches I very much recommend it. I made this in a relatively small and shallow ceramic dish.
There are pictures at my flickr account if you click on the names of the food!
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27/7/09 05:14 (UTC)It's funny, if I was ever lucky enough to win lotto or basically have the millionaire fairy send large amounts of cash my way, I'd buy a place to vacation on the right coast. Do something like help Oceanstater get a New England triple where she could rent one floor and keep the attic open for wandering dragons. The income from the one level should cover taxes and maintenance. Repeat in Seattle, Edmonton... It's a dream anyway.