So, today's one of my favorite people in the entire worlds birthday! Tara's 25 now and we started the day grabbing some coffee and soup then reviewing some hair cutting dvds. Last year I made her inside out german chocolate cupcakes with a chocolate ganache which were pretty delicious. Now that she's made the switch to veganism, I wanted to make something equally special. I'm much more of a cupcake maker, but I thought I'd give a stab at cake-dom. I put it on a platter I made with a 1950's style flyer for the movie Zombie Strippers.
Here's the recipe (that you end up tripling due to the layers):
Cake:
1 1/4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup warm water
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp distilled white or apple cider vinegar
Oreo Buttercream Frosting:
1/2 cup non-hydrogenated shortening
1/2 cup earth balance
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 soymilk
It's really rich, so I advise taking small slices and having it with a glass of soymilk.
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