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Dec 09, 2007 17:37

I have been experimenting with vegan baking--not because I am a vegan, but because vegan recipes tend to call for unrefined sugars and healthy fats, and this turned out quite nicely--moist, dense, complex, and not-overly-sweet:

( Dr. Weil Carrot Cake )

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beanzanerd December 10 2007, 18:43:44 UTC

I have some vegan cookbooks you can borrow. How It All Vegan has a lot of baking stuff in it, including a bourbon chocolate pecan pie that was awesome (except for the vegan pie crust, which has never worked for me -- too dry!). And I have another that's called Soy Desserts. It's not vegan, but it was helpful to me because it showed how to substitute tofu for other wet ingredients.

bollix December 11 2007, 02:47:14 UTC

Those sound great! Can you bring 'em Saturday?

I have found a nut pie crust that sounds good--there was this vegetarian restaurant called Mother's in Austin, and all their pies had a pecan whole wheat crust, which was delicious.

I think that on Saturday I will serve some of the good vegan desserts and some nice minestrone. After this week's sugarfest I felt like I had a hangover all day yesterday. Do you think others would be amenable to such food, or should I include a token sugar item?

beanzanerd December 11 2007, 06:29:07 UTC

I think your plan sounds great. I too had a sugar hangover all day Sunday, and I still have a bad headache (though that may be my allergy/asthma medicine). I'm sure Peggy and Erin would also appreciate it, and if it's yummy, I'm sure Courtney and Christine won't mind a bit.

bollix December 11 2007, 23:39:58 UTC

If it isn't yummy I will not let ANYONE eat it. I know my Minestrone is yummy, and if the desserts are a disaster I can always hit up Central Market.

ashbloem December 10 2007, 21:21:08 UTC

There is a carrot cake recipe in Vegan with a Vengeance that looks delicious, but I haven't tried it yet. I'll copy and give it to you so you can experiment though. She doesn't do a "cream cheese" icing though; hers is more of a syrup.

bollix December 11 2007, 02:50:16 UTC

Sounds good. Though I shall have to forgo the syrup, since I believe that carrot cake is merely a vehicle for cream cheese icing.

ashbloem December 11 2007, 02:54:26 UTC

Yeah, I have to admit, even as I was writing that, I was thinking "What's the point of carrot cake if there is no cream cheese?".