and after a few warmer days when optimism is high and morale is up
in the upper reaches of the woodsly goodness
there's always a snow day....
yeah, dudes-
nature wins, and she wants to make sure we know it.
we get it.
i'm always a fan of driving the point home too, though,
so i guess a sloppy, slippery, bloppy batch of bummery soft-serve sludge
is just gonna be considered a reminder to not get too comfortable
when the melting begins and things start looking up.
yeah.
mud is coming, kids.
get your tall boots ready.
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and when i wake up to wet wintry weather i gotta do something to cheer myself up.
it's been a minute since i baked up any cakes, but i cracked open the seal,
and there's a few of 'em ready to get out.
uh-huh.
what's the right response to a snow day?
in my experience the answer is chocolate cake!
YEAH!
and after the soft-centered dog-bit disappointment from the other day,
this one came through and redeemed my faith in myself and my baking skills.
for real.
a fluffy, light, delightfully decadent perfect vegan cake for my face.
man, when a cake is just right?
i gotta eat a whole mess of it, and i'm ok with that.
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y'wanna make some to brighten your day?
sure.
here's the recipe:
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CAKE!
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preheat your oven to 350℉
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grease a 9" springform cake pan.
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in your stand -up mixer, with the whisk attached, cream up:
1 cup raw sugar;
1/4 cup brown sugar;
1 stick ( 8 T ) vegan butter, softened;
1/2 tsp salt;
2 tsp vanilla;
1/2 cup vanilla non-dairy yogurt;
3 T vegan sour creme;
1/3 cup raw cacao...
get that whipped up and fluffed out,
then sift in:
2 1/2 cups king arthur flour;
2 tsp baking powder;
1 tsp baking soda;
1 cup non-dairy milk.
whisk it on high for two minutes, and spoon it into that cake pan.
bake it for 35-45 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
cool it completely, and flip it over, so that smooth surface looks great for frosting.
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and did i go snowy with the frosting?
F* yes i did.
coconut does the trick every time.
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3 cups powdered sugar;
1 tsp vanilla;
3 T ground unsweetened coconut flake;
1 stick ( 8 T ) softened vegan butter;
1/3 cup non-dairy milk....
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i reserved 1/3 of the frosting, added a couple of tablespoons of cocoa,
and rewhipped it up to get it nicey-nice and chocolaty.
that's expert.
and i even hit it with those iridescent sprankles, too.
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neighbors,
i want that good cakey magic time.
i want this snow to cut it out.
i want a lot of things.
i have cake, so that's a start.
did i mention it's windy af?
yeah.
that's lame.
out like a lion, or a liar.
that's just how march operates around here...
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so i almost had a baby on thursday.
that's pretty wild.
breezy had a yellow alert,
and we went to the hospital to see how fast things were moving.
the good news?
we've got a little more time.
the bad news?
well, really, there isn't any;
other than maybe feeling a bit sheepish
about leaving the hospital without a brand new baby.
but,
that's the new normal, friends.
getting ready, being ready, and having a go-bag of goodies for making that run
to the hospital at a moment's notice.
i felt good.
she felt good.
it's a little soon, but not too soon-
therefore if we've gotta get this show on the road
we'll be sure to be road-ready and prepared to adopt a breathe-and-push mindset.
i don't think i know of anybody i think is more capable
of momming it up at the professional level like an absolute powerhouse.
we're headed towards the finish line.
this little taste of the big action changes a lot of things about time and space
and the way we're interacting with the world around us for the next one to five weeks.
it's literally all really happening, and some of it is still a big surprise.
normally, i hate surprises the most.
this one, though?
i think it's more like anticipation without a concrete deadline.
i think we're ready;
never quiet, never soft.....
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