like, i understand that cake isn't gonna fix anything,
an it certainly isn't going to improve my appearance,
nor will it strengthen my tenuous grasp on maintaining a semi-human shape...
but, i mean, c'mon dudes-
have you HAD cake?
it's pretty F*ing amazing.
so amazing, in fact, that even with the knowledge and understanding
that cake is NOT the answer,
i still baked up a thick, rich, robust chocolate chip cake anyway.
yup.
i don't care, man; sometimes you've just gotta have a little tiny big fat slice.
that's a thing.
also, in the interest of seeming somewhat capable of marginal restraint,
i made it a single layer, so there's less cake;
even though that's still waaaay more than NO cake, it's somethin'.
after all, when you're trying to get right,
anything more than none is a LOT,
which is good news, really,
because too much is the right amount.
check the teleport:
CHOCOLATE IS PROBABLY GOOD FOR YOU!
i am gonna believe that's a thing, anyway.
this one was, to quote my buddy, dylan: an instant classic.
that's tight.
that's coconut frosting melting around the rim-
more of a testament to how flippin' hot and humid it was up here in the woodsly goodness
than to my inability to let a cake fully cool before icing.
bro, you KNOW i let my sh!t reach room temperature first.
don't think i'm rushing just because i feel rushed.
remember that.
ANYway,
the frosting notwithstanding,
i also expertly activated that ganache with real life raw cacao and raw cacao butter, too.
yup.
no skimping out over here.
and really, it was molto easy-
3 T cacao, 2 T cacao butter; 2 T soymilk; 3 T powdered sugar; 1 tsp vanilla.
and a whole lotta whisking over low heat in a little pan.
ganache has panache, buddy,
and when appropriately drizzled, it turns up the sex appeal to eleven.
right?
ugly food is NOT invited, no matter what.
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and the crumb? the actual cakey cakeness? the thiqqq fresh loudness?
yes, neighbors, it was very rewarding, all by itself.
you want a recipe?
ok. you can have it:
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DENSITY DELUXXXURY!
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preheat your oven to 350℉
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lightly grease a 9" springform pan, or equivalent.
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in a medium mixing bowl, smash and combine:
3/4 cup demerara sugar;
1 tsp vanilla;
8 T vegan butter;
1/2 tsp salt.
stir in:
2/3 cup non-dairy vanilla yogurt, and mix well.
next,
sift together:
2 T organic non-GMO cornstarch into 2 1/2 cups flour;
1 1/2 tsp baking powder;
1 tsp baking soda;
2/3 cup mini-baby dark chocolate chips;
stir gently, and pour in:
1 cup non-dairy milk.
whisk it until completely uniform, and spoon that shiiiii into the pan.
bake that golden goodness for 40 minutes, and get excited, kid.
it's gonna be so great, if you do it right.
and you're gonna do it right....
so, do it right, and make me proud,
and make yourself some cake!
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am i working today?
you know it!
i'm flying solo at AMPERSAND TATTOO, doing what i do best-
zipzappin' some old friends,
and making the moves that muster up the magic.
it should be a good time.
and y'know what else is going on?
taco tuesday.
yup.
i skipped it last week, but i think i'm back on track
and on the attack for tonight's big action....
there's not a lot of dynamism occurring these days,
so i s'pose it's up to me to really invigorate the routine with
all the extra intensity i can muster up.
it might be more of the same, it just doesn't have to be the same ol' same;
never quiet, never soft.....
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