VeganMoFo Day 2: Matilda’s Birthday Cake(s)
Last weekend was Matilda’s thirteenth birthday. Scary, I know. And not only do I now live with a teenager, I experienced my first slumber party since I was a teenager. Sure there was a lot of giggling, but hey, I got to make cake! And hummus. And pizza. And since we’re apparently now mini food fetishists, we had mini Bundt cakes. I used the French vanilla cupcake recipe from have cake, will travel but replaced the chocolate extract with almond extract. Holy crap are those things good. They were super moist but not wet and crisped up nicely on the outside. They were a hit with a room full of omnis, which is also a plus. But since plain vanilla cakes aren’t thirteenth-birthday-level festive, they were filled with lemon curd (yeah, I might be obsessed) and drizzled with a lemon glaze and garnished with fresh strawberries. The final pic with the glaze was a little, uh, gross, but the finished cakes were sure tasty.
And because every vegan loves hummus, here’s some roasted-garlic hummus, lots of parsley. Posting this pic might just be an excuse to show off the super cute Eva Zeisel dish, though.
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October 2nd, 2008 at 11:31 PM
happy belated birthday to Matilda! what a lovely name.
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:56 AM
Matilda is an awesome name. My kitty of 12 years passed away last year and her name was Matilda. I miss her.
I am glad you survived the slumber party and those little cakes are so cute!
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:45 PM
It is a cute dish and cute hummus too!
October 3rd, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Those cakes must have been the hit of the party! I love the recipes from have cake, will travel and have been meaning to try that one.
October 3rd, 2008 at 3:09 PM
The cakes were perfect. My friend who’s an avid baker herself and usually very averse to vegan food even loved them. Definitely try out the recipe.
October 19th, 2008 at 2:46 PM
nice cake and yummy looking hummus.
I remember how fun slumber parties were. lots and lots of giggling all night long.