Kind of a spur of the moment cake situation. I was in the middle of doing some paper work and remembered that I had made plans with the littles to go bike shopping and do dinner. Usually when they come over for dinner I don%u2019t make a point to have a dessert (they are happy with a handful of chocolate chips if I have nothing) but I felt the need to have something special. I mean, bike shopping, that%u2019s a big deal and they were so excited so I wanted to have a little celebration cake thing. A, YIPPIE YOU GOT BIKES! cake. It just seemed like the right thing to do.
So I made cake. I running a little short on time (yet I still had time to take pictures%u2026.) so I went with my trusty one bowl, super easy chocolate cake. (This is everyone in my families favorite cake). Peanut butter frosting because it was right in from of me and really, it was for Coco the fat baby. He basically eats nothing but peanut butter these days. And of course because peanut butter and chocolate together are never going out of style. I cooked the cake in a loaf pan because I was just feeling loafy I guess. But This cake could totally be cooked into a cake round or square if you wanted to.
And that was that. I made that cake, they got the bikes (YEA!!!!, although I told them both that they sucked because they walked into a store and picked out bikes in less then an hour. I on the other hand have been bike shopping for more then a month and still haven%u2019t made a decision.) We then came back here to my house, biked around for a while, then ate cake (after dinner of course.)
Anyways. This cake. Rich, dense, chocolatey peanut butter goodness. Has been described as the best cake ever and like a Reese peanut butter cup. If you are into any of that, well this is the cake for you.
To the cake.
The stuff for the cake.. Flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, oil, coffee, vanilla. brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar. And the stuff for the frosting. Peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, and almond milk.
In a big bowl, whisk together the dry stuff, pinching and breaking apart any big clumps of cocoa or sugar. Then just dump in the wet.
Whisked until glossy and smooth. A perfectly perfect chocolate cake batter.
Pour batter into a greased and lined loaf pan and into the oven it goes. 50-60 minutes or so or until a tester poked in the middle comes out clean. Then pop the cake right on out. Remove cake from tin and let cool on a wire rack.
While cake is cooling, make frosting. Beat together powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter, and milk.
Fully beaten. Ready to frost a cake.
Once cake is cooled, cut in half down the middle, length wise. Then frosting the middle. (Make sure it is cooled in the middle before frosting. If it is still warm, let it cool)
Pop the top back on and frost the rest.
And don%u2019t forget the sprinkles. Went with chocolate and gold because. But you do you and use whatever sprinkles you want.
And then you eat the cake.
I ended up stick it in the freezer to hide for a while%u2026 I guess this cake cold or slightly frozen is just about the best thing ever. The littles damn near ripped my arm off trying to get seconds.
-C
makes 1 loaf cake
For the Cake
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup neutral oil
1 1/2 cups warm coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
For frosting
3/4 cup minus 2 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons vegan butter
1/4 cup plant based milk
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 and grease and line a loaf pan.
In a large bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, and brown sugar. Break apart any big clumps of sugar or cocoa with your fingers. When that%u2019s mixed, dump in the wet and whisk together until just fully incorporated. Pour batter into the greased pan and stick into oven.
Bake for 55- 60 minutes or until a tester poked into the middle comes out clean.
Once cooked, remove from oven and carefully remove from pan. Place on a wire rack to cool.
While cake is cooling, make the frosting. Just beat together the butter, peanut butter, and milk until nice and creamy. If you find your frosting be too thin, add in more powdered sugar, too thick, a splash more milk.
When it is cooled, cut the loaf in half length wise. Make sure the inside is complete cooled as well. I totally stuck my cake in the freezer for little bit to speed up the cooling process%u2026..
When the cake is cut and completely cooled, frost it. Spread a little less then half the frosting on the bottom layer, stick top back on, and finish the frosting. Cover with sprinkles (if you want) and then that is it.
Serve room temperature or what my people really like is served slightly frozen, which is great because I just cut the cake up and froze individual pieces making for a perfect quick dessert.
There is a big difference between thinking about doing something and being motivated enough to actually do it. I have been thinking a lot about doing some baking (among other things, like being a functional human) but I haven’t been feeling all that motivated to actually do it.%u00a0 To my defence we haven’t really been home and food situations have been taking place at sisters or moms house. So yeah, can’t exactly bake a cake, take pictures, and not pull my hear out with 15 people running around the kitchen.. But yesterday I had the afternoon at home to get some shit done and it was the perfect time to open the door,(it wasalmost warm enough to have the door open!!!) put on some tunes, and bake a little something something before we headed over to dinner at my sisters.
Nothing to fancy or overly pretentious, just something that people will eat (especially my mom, she needs all the cake in the word). And a loaf because loafs travel well and sometimes a cake just calls for 90 degree angles. Chocolate because it’s chocolate (everyone likes chocolate) with and orange glaze for a slight pop of brightness and honestly, cause I bought a shit ton of oranges a few weeks back and they need to be used up asap.
A welcome back to the kitchen, simple chocolate loaf cake. And after it was devoured by the family (mom loved it) I thought aboutchanging the name to a “Freak Yeah, Damn Tasty, Super Fantastic, Simple Chocolate Cake”…..%u00a0 but that’s kind of a long name.
The stuff. Got abowl with flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder, and sugar. Then a cup of what is 1/2 soy milkand 1/2 coffee, some vanilla extract, a little apple cider vinegar, and some oil. That’s cake stuff. The glaze stuff is the powdered sugar, the orange, and another pinch of salt and splash of vanilla.
Super simple. Whisk all the dry together
Then just dump all the wet stuff into the dry and mix it all up until everything is evenly incorporated.
Batter goes into a greased loaf pan and into the oven…….45 minutes later……%u00a0 it’s all cooked and stuff. Ttake it out and let it cool.
While the cake is cooling, make that glaze. Powdered sugar, orange zest, a pinch of salt and a splash of vanilla go into a bowl. Whisk together with just enough orange juice to make it all come together and is all glaze like.
When the cake is completely cooled, drizzle (dump) glaze all over cake. And really, make sure the cake is cooled or else the cake will just absorb the glaze.
Drip drip drip…. Next time I will remember to do this over a plate or something, there is sugary glaze everywhere.
And now the loaf cake is done, ready for eating.
Have a great day, get motivated and start planning for the WEEKEND! (Cake should be included in those plans)
-C
Makes one loaf cake
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cups sugar
1/3 cup oil (any oil but if you use coconut, make sure it’s melted)
1/2 soy milk
1/2 cup brewed coffee
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
the glaze
an orange (about a tablespoon of fresh zest and 1/2 the juice of half of the orange)
3/4 cup powdered sugar
pinch of salt
splash of vanilla
Preheat oven to 350
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, baking soda and powder. Dump in the rest of the ingredients and mix until evenly incorporated. Pour batter into a greased a 9x5loaf pan then stick into the oven. Bake for about 45 minutes or until a tester comes out clean
To make the glaze, mix the sugar, a tiny pinch of salt and the zest of the orange together. Add in a splash of vanilla and slowly add in orange juice until the glaze is the consistency that you want.(not to thick or to thin)
Once cake has completely cooled, drizzle the glaze all over the cake.
Now you can grab a knife, cut a slice,and call it a day.
Don’t let the fact that these rich, fudgy, soft, oh so yummy brownies that %u00a0have beans in them scare you away, it just means that you can eat more, you know, like half a pan, and not think twice about it. (I think that is perfectly acceptable)%u00a0And the carob. Well one of the things I always do for my birthday is to buy a new ingredient of some sort that I wouldn’t normally buy because it’s either too expensive or is hard to find. Carob is neither too expensive or hard to find, but I couldn’t find the really expensive stuff that I was looking for so I grabbed a bag of carob powder. %u00a0If you have never tried carob, it’s a must. It’s kind of like chocolate, but more fruity, sweet, not bitter, and caffeine free, while still %u00a0containing %u00a0all the good health benefits as chocolate. %u00a0It’s really good%u2026..you will like it. (You can use cocoa instead, but then you are going to miss out on the awesomeness of carob and be left with a plain old normal black bean brownie)
I was also thinking that these would make for a fantastic Super Bowl party snack, you know, brownies and protein.. Sounds like a football type of food right. ( I know nothing of football, but I do know about food parties%u2026.brownies are good for food parties)%u00a0
Anyways, super fast, super simple, super easy. Make these and feel awesome. %u00a0And maybe don’t tell people that you made them with beans, they don’t need to know, all they will think is that they are eating something good. %u00a0
One bowl. Beans, oil, oats, baking powder carob and vanilla.%u00a0I used an emulsion blender but a blender or a food processor does the same%u2026..blend together until fully incorporated, smooth and creamy with little speckles of oats. It’s so simple and barely a mess to be made.
Into a greases pan and %u00a0into the oven for 25- 30 minutes%u2026. Out of the oven when a toothpick comes out clean
Let cool for at least 10 minutes (ok, maybe 5) and cut into squares of %u00a0any size you like.
Stacked on parchment%u2026.oh so pretty
Ready to go%u2026.. To share or to hoard.%u00a0
Excellent for so many reasons. They are tasty, gluten-free,%u00a0vegan, full of proteins and when consumed, make people happy. My little nephew who is so so picky and doesn’t like anything even really liked these so right there I knew this recipes was a winner. %u00a0
Enjoy your brownies!%u00a0
-C
2 cups cooked black beans (1 can)
3/4 carob powder
1/2 cup sugar%u00a0
3/4 cup gluten-free quick oats or rolled oats
1/2 cup coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking power
Preheat oven to 375
Place all ingredients in either a food processor, blender, or a large bowl for a hand blender and blend together until %u00a0stuff is fully incorporated and smooth. Transfer into a well greases 9×9 baking pan and stick in over for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick %u00a0stuck in the middle comes out clean.%u00a0
Let cool for some %u00a0minutes, cut into squares and serve!
THE LOVELY CRAZY
September 19, 2019 by maximios • Blog
Kind of a spur of the moment cake situation. I was in the middle of doing some paper work and remembered that I had made plans with the littles to go bike shopping and do dinner. Usually when they come over for dinner I don%u2019t make a point to have a dessert (they are happy with a handful of chocolate chips if I have nothing) but I felt the need to have something special. I mean, bike shopping, that%u2019s a big deal and they were so excited so I wanted to have a little celebration cake thing. A, YIPPIE YOU GOT BIKES! cake. It just seemed like the right thing to do.
So I made cake. I running a little short on time (yet I still had time to take pictures%u2026.) so I went with my trusty one bowl, super easy chocolate cake. (This is everyone in my families favorite cake). Peanut butter frosting because it was right in from of me and really, it was for Coco the fat baby. He basically eats nothing but peanut butter these days. And of course because peanut butter and chocolate together are never going out of style. I cooked the cake in a loaf pan because I was just feeling loafy I guess. But This cake could totally be cooked into a cake round or square if you wanted to.
And that was that. I made that cake, they got the bikes (YEA!!!!, although I told them both that they sucked because they walked into a store and picked out bikes in less then an hour. I on the other hand have been bike shopping for more then a month and still haven%u2019t made a decision.) We then came back here to my house, biked around for a while, then ate cake (after dinner of course.)
Anyways. This cake. Rich, dense, chocolatey peanut butter goodness. Has been described as the best cake ever and like a Reese peanut butter cup. If you are into any of that, well this is the cake for you.
To the cake.
The stuff for the cake.. Flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, oil, coffee, vanilla. brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar. And the stuff for the frosting. Peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, and almond milk.
In a big bowl, whisk together the dry stuff, pinching and breaking apart any big clumps of cocoa or sugar. Then just dump in the wet.
Whisked until glossy and smooth. A perfectly perfect chocolate cake batter.
Pour batter into a greased and lined loaf pan and into the oven it goes. 50-60 minutes or so or until a tester poked in the middle comes out clean. Then pop the cake right on out. Remove cake from tin and let cool on a wire rack.
While cake is cooling, make frosting. Beat together powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter, and milk.
Fully beaten. Ready to frost a cake.
Once cake is cooled, cut in half down the middle, length wise. Then frosting the middle. (Make sure it is cooled in the middle before frosting. If it is still warm, let it cool)
Pop the top back on and frost the rest.
And don%u2019t forget the sprinkles. Went with chocolate and gold because. But you do you and use whatever sprinkles you want.
And then you eat the cake.
I ended up stick it in the freezer to hide for a while%u2026 I guess this cake cold or slightly frozen is just about the best thing ever. The littles damn near ripped my arm off trying to get seconds.
-C
makes 1 loaf cake
For the Cake
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup neutral oil
1 1/2 cups warm coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
For frosting
3/4 cup minus 2 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons vegan butter
1/4 cup plant based milk
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 and grease and line a loaf pan.
In a large bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, and brown sugar. Break apart any big clumps of sugar or cocoa with your fingers. When that%u2019s mixed, dump in the wet and whisk together until just fully incorporated. Pour batter into the greased pan and stick into oven.
Bake for 55- 60 minutes or until a tester poked into the middle comes out clean.
Once cooked, remove from oven and carefully remove from pan. Place on a wire rack to cool.
While cake is cooling, make the frosting. Just beat together the butter, peanut butter, and milk until nice and creamy. If you find your frosting be too thin, add in more powdered sugar, too thick, a splash more milk.
When it is cooled, cut the loaf in half length wise. Make sure the inside is complete cooled as well. I totally stuck my cake in the freezer for little bit to speed up the cooling process%u2026..
When the cake is cut and completely cooled, frost it. Spread a little less then half the frosting on the bottom layer, stick top back on, and finish the frosting. Cover with sprinkles (if you want) and then that is it.
Serve room temperature or what my people really like is served slightly frozen, which is great because I just cut the cake up and froze individual pieces making for a perfect quick dessert.
There is a big difference between thinking about doing something and being motivated enough to actually do it. I have been thinking a lot about doing some baking (among other things, like being a functional human) but I haven’t been feeling all that motivated to actually do it.%u00a0 To my defence we haven’t really been home and food situations have been taking place at sisters or moms house. So yeah, can’t exactly bake a cake, take pictures, and not pull my hear out with 15 people running around the kitchen.. But yesterday I had the afternoon at home to get some shit done and it was the perfect time to open the door,(it wasalmost warm enough to have the door open!!!) put on some tunes, and bake a little something something before we headed over to dinner at my sisters.
Nothing to fancy or overly pretentious, just something that people will eat (especially my mom, she needs all the cake in the word). And a loaf because loafs travel well and sometimes a cake just calls for 90 degree angles. Chocolate because it’s chocolate (everyone likes chocolate) with and orange glaze for a slight pop of brightness and honestly, cause I bought a shit ton of oranges a few weeks back and they need to be used up asap.
A welcome back to the kitchen, simple chocolate loaf cake. And after it was devoured by the family (mom loved it) I thought aboutchanging the name to a “Freak Yeah, Damn Tasty, Super Fantastic, Simple Chocolate Cake”…..%u00a0 but that’s kind of a long name.
The stuff. Got abowl with flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder, and sugar. Then a cup of what is 1/2 soy milkand 1/2 coffee, some vanilla extract, a little apple cider vinegar, and some oil. That’s cake stuff. The glaze stuff is the powdered sugar, the orange, and another pinch of salt and splash of vanilla.
Super simple. Whisk all the dry together
Then just dump all the wet stuff into the dry and mix it all up until everything is evenly incorporated.
Batter goes into a greased loaf pan and into the oven…….45 minutes later……%u00a0 it’s all cooked and stuff. Ttake it out and let it cool.
While the cake is cooling, make that glaze. Powdered sugar, orange zest, a pinch of salt and a splash of vanilla go into a bowl. Whisk together with just enough orange juice to make it all come together and is all glaze like.
When the cake is completely cooled, drizzle (dump) glaze all over cake. And really, make sure the cake is cooled or else the cake will just absorb the glaze.
Drip drip drip…. Next time I will remember to do this over a plate or something, there is sugary glaze everywhere.
And now the loaf cake is done, ready for eating.
Have a great day, get motivated and start planning for the WEEKEND! (Cake should be included in those plans)
-C
Makes one loaf cake
the glaze
Preheat oven to 350
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, baking soda and powder. Dump in the rest of the ingredients and mix until evenly incorporated. Pour batter into a greased a 9x5loaf pan then stick into the oven. Bake for about 45 minutes or until a tester comes out clean
To make the glaze, mix the sugar, a tiny pinch of salt and the zest of the orange together. Add in a splash of vanilla and slowly add in orange juice until the glaze is the consistency that you want.(not to thick or to thin)
Once cake has completely cooled, drizzle the glaze all over the cake.
Now you can grab a knife, cut a slice,and call it a day.
Don’t let the fact that these rich, fudgy, soft, oh so yummy brownies that %u00a0have beans in them scare you away, it just means that you can eat more, you know, like half a pan, and not think twice about it. (I think that is perfectly acceptable)%u00a0And the carob. Well one of the things I always do for my birthday is to buy a new ingredient of some sort that I wouldn’t normally buy because it’s either too expensive or is hard to find. Carob is neither too expensive or hard to find, but I couldn’t find the really expensive stuff that I was looking for so I grabbed a bag of carob powder. %u00a0If you have never tried carob, it’s a must. It’s kind of like chocolate, but more fruity, sweet, not bitter, and caffeine free, while still %u00a0containing %u00a0all the good health benefits as chocolate. %u00a0It’s really good%u2026..you will like it. (You can use cocoa instead, but then you are going to miss out on the awesomeness of carob and be left with a plain old normal black bean brownie)
I was also thinking that these would make for a fantastic Super Bowl party snack, you know, brownies and protein.. Sounds like a football type of food right. ( I know nothing of football, but I do know about food parties%u2026.brownies are good for food parties)%u00a0
Anyways, super fast, super simple, super easy. Make these and feel awesome. %u00a0And maybe don’t tell people that you made them with beans, they don’t need to know, all they will think is that they are eating something good. %u00a0
One bowl. Beans, oil, oats, baking powder carob and vanilla.%u00a0I used an emulsion blender but a blender or a food processor does the same%u2026..blend together until fully incorporated, smooth and creamy with little speckles of oats. It’s so simple and barely a mess to be made.
Into a greases pan and %u00a0into the oven for 25- 30 minutes%u2026. Out of the oven when a toothpick comes out clean
Let cool for at least 10 minutes (ok, maybe 5) and cut into squares of %u00a0any size you like.
Stacked on parchment%u2026.oh so pretty
Ready to go%u2026.. To share or to hoard.%u00a0
Excellent for so many reasons. They are tasty, gluten-free,%u00a0vegan, full of proteins and when consumed, make people happy. My little nephew who is so so picky and doesn’t like anything even really liked these so right there I knew this recipes was a winner. %u00a0
Enjoy your brownies!%u00a0
-C
Preheat oven to 375
Place all ingredients in either a food processor, blender, or a large bowl for a hand blender and blend together until %u00a0stuff is fully incorporated and smooth. Transfer into a well greases 9×9 baking pan and stick in over for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick %u00a0stuck in the middle comes out clean.%u00a0
Let cool for some %u00a0minutes, cut into squares and serve!