Tag: cake

Spiced Applesauce Bundt Cake

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I have very little in common with people whose favorite season isn’t fall.

The colors, the cool, crisp air, the activities, the smells!

I would add candles to the list, specifically, but I gave up on my beloved fall food scented candles because come to find out they are quite toxic??? Shucks.

But really it’s the weather for me. I would blame it on the giant human in my uterus, but I’ve noticed this trend in me for a couple of years – I cannot STAND being hot. Like, even for a few minutes. If I know I’m going to be outdoors in the heat, I feel like I have to prepare – plenty of water, snacks, shade, etc. The fall gives me the very best reprieve. Like, in the mornings here in CO it’s so chilly – like 40s, 50s. By 2pm it’s 80 & I’m sweltering. I’m not OK with it. I need to hit that good good fall stride, ya know? Max of 65 on any given day is my sweet spot.

And then I’ll probably start complaining once winter actually comes.

Time: 1 hour (prep + baking) | Serves: 1 bundt cake

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. of baking soda
  • 1 tsp. of S
  • 2 tsp. of cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. of ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. of ground ginger
  • 2 cups of unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup of olive oil
  • 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp. of vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup of vegan cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup of vegan butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

How to:

  • Preheat oven to 350
  • In a bowl, combine applesauce + brown sugar + oil + vinegar + vanilla
  • Sift in flour + baking soda + S + cinnamon + nutmeg + ginger + whisk until combined
  • Fill a greased bundt cake pan with the mix
  • Bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
  • While the cake cools, combine cream cheese + butter + powdered sugar in a bowl
  • Beat with a hand mixer
  • Warm for 20 seconds in the microwave or until thick but pourable
  • Once cake is cool, turn over + get it out of the mold
  • Place cake on a rack over a lined baking sheet + pour glaze on top
  • Serve warm or room temp
  • Sit out on your deck with a slice of cake + a warm mug of something + just breathe in that beautiful, basic fall air + be blessed

Adapted from here!

Carrot Cake Muffins

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Our house is being overrun.

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By baby items.

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I’m not complaining – I’ve dreamed of this for years, but it is getting hard to maneuver around the ginormous boxes this stuff comes in.

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We’re having a virtual shower in a couple of weekends so I’m not allowed to open any of them either which adds an extra layer of fun. Any package that arrives that doesn’t seem like the shape of something we personally ordered just goes straight into the nursery. Or in the case of a couple boxes that are the size of an 8 year old, they will just sit in the dining room until I’m allowed to open. All these boxes are putting a damper on my ~nesting~ of which I tried to begin this weekend. Washing and folding all of her little ‘fits and crawling on my hands & knees in her room trying to make sure none of the little plastic tags I ripped off her clothes lodged themselves in the carpet for her to eat.

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I’m a natural at motherhood!

 

 

Time: 45 minutes (prep + baking) | Serves: 12 muffins

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup of rolled oats
  • 2 tsp. of baking powder
  • 2 tsp. of ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. of nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. of ground ginger
  • Pinch of S
  • 1/2 cup of coconut oil
  • 2 medium carrots, grated
  • 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
  • 3/4 cup of brown sugar
  • 2 tsp. of vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp. of ground flaxseed meal
  • 1/4 cup of walnuts, chopped

How to:

  • Preheat oven to 375
  • Grease a muffin tin + place muffin cups in each holder
  • Combine flax meal + 1/3 cup of water in a lil bowl + set aside
  • Combine flour + oats + baking powder + cinnamon + nutmeg + ginger + S
  • Microwave coconut oil until liquid
  • Add coconut oil to a separate bowl + add carrots + milk + brown sugar + vanilla
  • Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients
  • Divide batter between tins + top with a sprinkle of oats + walnuts
  • Bake 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
  • Serve warm
  • Serve to your husband too and see if the first words out of his mouth are also “wow, these taste healthy”

 

Adapted from here!

Chocolate Bundt Cake

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In another life, I would be heading to the beach this weekend.

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That other life is just a pre-COVID-19 one.

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I’m not a huge beach person anyways, so it’s not a huge loss.

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It’s more of the principle of a mini vacation. It was really just an excuse for all of our pals to get together before we all move this summer. I suppose we still could have made it work if we all wore masks inside our AirBNB and disinfected the toilet seats, showers, sinks and really any other hard surfaces after every single use. But alas, we canceled. It’s probably a good thing considering we’re in the midst of some sort of tropical storm and if we had any intention of not passing germs back and forth the ENTIRE weekend, we would need to be outside soaking up some rays. Which, now that you mention it, I desperately need……..maybe I’m down about not going on this trip after all…..

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You would understand if you saw my pasty skin.

 

 

Time: 1 hour (prep + cooking) | Serves: 1 bundt cake

Ingredients:

  • 2.5 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups of white cane sugar
  • 1 cup of cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp. of baking powder
  • 1 tsp. of baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. of S
  • 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 2/3 cup of olive oil
  • 4 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. of vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup of unsweetened coconut milk
  • 1 cup of vegan chocolate chips

How to:

  • Preheat oven to 350
  • In a bowl, combine flour + sugar + cocoa + baking powder + baking soda + S
  • Add in milk + 1 cup of water + olive oil + whisk until combined
  • Mix in vinegar + extract
  • Pour into a greased/sprayed bundt pan
  • Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center relatively clean
  • While it cools, combine coconut milk + chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl + microwave or 30 seconds, stir, repeat until softened + combined
  • Once cake is cooled, flip onto a plate + shake it loose
  • Pour glaze on top + serve
  • Recreate the chocolate cake scene from Matilda

 

Adapted from here!