Anytime Peach Cobbler Cake w/ Streusel Topping; First Vegan MOFO Post

Yeah! Its been an exciting week - my first giveaway has been finished and the order is in process while my second week of culinary class has started and my help with some Girl Scout Cookie sorting may work out soon. I feel like I deserve a snack, and one of my favorite things to snack on is a lightly boiled peach with a side of peach tea. There's something that is oh so marvelous about the soft, supple flesh and the bright color as you take a bite and juice lands everywhere.

Sometimes, though, I want that jubilant feeling in the morning and I just don't have the time to boil a peach and eat it for breakfast, no matter how big and how badly I want it. So, for something even quicker, bulkier and quite tasty I've decided to make Anytime Peach Cobbler! You can make this into tiny individual skillet cobblers or you can make a huge one and heat as you like. I've noticed that my single-serving and breakfast recipes can appear to be too microwave-dependant (they can be cooked in any fashion) so I wanted something a little more down home that I can reheat anywhere.

The best thing about this cake is that its so easy to make and it only takes a few tablespoons of oil and vegan sour cream to make it moist and shiny on top. In addition, the crispy streusel topping I've added makes it so great - and the fruits on top make this really gorgeous and taste just like a peach cobbler! I'm just a fan of cakes, so you can separate these or even make a type of pancake batter if you wish. So, here goes my first post for Vegan MoFo!

(Anytime Peach Cobbler Cake Ingredients)

• 3 & 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Buckwheat Flour
• 1/2 cup Raw Sugar
• 1 tsp. Baking Powder
• A Generous Pinch of Cinnamon
• Pinch of Salt
• Slivered Peaches
• 4 tbl. Vegan Sour Cream
• 1 tsp. ACV
• 1 cup of Rice Milk
• 2 tbl Veg. Oil

(Directions)

• "Cream" your sour cream and sugar together with a whisk
• Add your oil to the sugar mix then add the ACV to your rice milk.
• Sift your dry ingredients into the sugar and sour cream, then fold in your liquids. Top with your favorite streusel topping and peaches.
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until done. Allow to cool and serve.
• Enjoy!

Wacky Watermelon Cake (Soy-Free)

It may seem odd, but this cake is amazing - it smells like a pumpkin or sweet potato pie and has a similar texture as well. Although this cake is frosted, thanks to a high juice content it is more like a Chinese steamed cake, so feel free to replace some of it with non-dairy milk. Additional chocolate chips for pizazz are welcome, although not necessary with such a rich and creamy coconut and pandan frosting. Surprise everyone with this lovely treat!

What's the weirdest food you've ever created?

(Wacky Watermelon Cake Ingredients)

• 2 & 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1+ cup of Raw or Powdered Sugar
• 1 tsp of Baking Powder
• 1/4 tsp of Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp of Salt
• 1/2 cup of Floured-Chocolate Chips (optional)
• 1 cup of Watermelon Juice
• 1/2 cup of Coconut Yogurt

(Wacky Watermelon Cake Directions)

• Mix your dry ingredients first, then fold in your wet and your chips (if you have them) just until incorporated into a thick batter.
• Pour in a greased pan lined with parchment paper. Tap lightly on a hard surface about 20 times. Then, bake at 375 for about 40 minutes or until cooked.

(Coconut Frosting Ingredients)

• 2 cups of Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 cup of Cream of Coconut
• 1 tsp of Vanilla
• 2 tsp of Pandan Extract (optional)

(Coconut Frosting Directions)

• Cream everything together. If it is not thin enough (it should be quite thick with spreadability) then you can spoon in some water, 1/4  tsp at a time until it's to your liking.
• Wait for the cake to cool, reserve some frosting for later decoration and ice as you like.
• Enjoy!

* Cream of Coconut is essentially a syrupy and sugar-filled coconut cream. They are not totally interchangeable due to stickiness, but it can work.

The Other Father Bento (Coraline Bento)

When I was making this bento I felt very devilish, and since I had been hinting at making some raw vegan carrot cake this was the result. He looked so sad and I even felt a little bit like the Other Mother what with constructing him from the garden veggies. In this bento I also went ahead and made some zucchini presents that are shaped like boxes, filled with tomato and garlic and stuck together with broccoli sprigs with a carrot slice tag. In it are plenty of other green veggies, golden raisins, blueberries and lots of other veggies.

I somehow felt complete when I stuck the raisins and his frown on. The nose was pretty fun too!

Do you like to bake in the kitchen? Or are you more of a "get it ready-made and go" type of person? Personally I prefer to bake and know what's going into my food...plus its fun to play with it before!



The Other Father Bento Ingredients:

Raw Vegan Carrot Cake

Zucchini

Tomatoes

Carrots

Sweet Potato

Broccoli

Celery

Spinach

Gold Raisins

Raw Nori

Blueberries

Orange Mini-Bell Pepper 

Enjoy!



(Ihop-style) White Chocolate Peppermint Pancakes

This is a great treat for those that have a sweet tooth and just generally love the holidays. There's not much of an offset between the sweet and savory - so I added cinnamon to make it seem like a slightly mature taste as well as adding a lot less sugar than usual to the pancake batter. May it fill your hearts (and your stomachs) with holiday cheer.

(Pancake Batter Ingredients)

• 1 cup of White Whole Wheat
• 1/2 cup of All-Purpose Flour
• 1/4 tsp of Sea Salt
• 1 tbl of Raw Sugar
• 1/2 tsp of Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp of Baking Powder
• 1 cup of Vegan Buttermilk (with ACV)
• 1/4 package of Medium-Firm Tofu (blend with buttermilk)
• Vegan White Chocolate Chips(recipe below)

(Vegan White Chocolate Chips Ingredients)

• 1/2 Vanilla Bean (scraped)
• 1/4 cup of Coconut Oil (melted
• 1/2 cup of Powdered Sugar
• A pinch of Sea Salt

(Toppings)

• Crushed peppermint candy)
• Whipped coconut cream (unsweetened)

(Directions)

• Mix all of your pancake batter ingredients together.Set aside.
• For white chocolate chips: stir your ingredients together. Place onto a plate and put into the freezer for about five to ten minutes or until slightly hardened.
• Chop into small, equal sized pieces, and stir into the pancake batter.
• Spray a large non-stick pan with cooking spray and set it on the lowest setting for your pancakes.
• Once the pancakes have started to firm up on the bottom you can turn the heat up lightly, flip once they bubble and repeat until finished.
• Cover with whipped coconut cream (unsweetened), bits of crushed peppermint candy/candy canes and hit with a few dashes of cinnamon.
• Enjoy!

Chocolate Covered French Fries (With Tofu Bacon)

It seems like an extremely odd combo - but it works quite well. The smoky and crisp tofu, silky, sweet and slightly bitter chocolate paired with fatty peanut butter and crisp and salty french fries. This isn't unhealthy at all - though, the french fries are baked, the tofu is lightly pan-fried and the dark chocolate is about 75% dark chocolate. You can use milk chocolate to make this thick and tantalizing treat even more decadent.

(Chocolate Covered French Fries (With Tofu Bacon)Ingredients)

• 2 Potatoes (Steamed or Soaked in Cold Water)
• 1/4 of a Package of Extra-Firm Tofu
• 1/8 of a Package of Chocolate
• 1-3 tbl of Peanut Butter
• Enough Paprika, Chili Powder,Sea Salt to Taste
• Enough Oil to cook the Potatoes and Tofu

(Directions)

• Par-cook your potatoes after cutting them into french fry shapes and press your tofu.
• Let the potatoes cool down on some paper towels and then pan-fry or bake them until thoroughly browned (350 degrees in the oven).
• Afterwards you can cover your tofu in the spices,then pan fry in a little oil until very crisp.
• Add the spices to both the potatoes and tofu, then melt your chocolate.
• Either stuff the french fries into a cone or stack them on your plate and drizzle on the melted chocolate, extra salt, peanut butter and your tofu.
• Eat while warm and enjoy your blissful (and somewhat healthy) treat!

Halloween Goodies #1 (Peanut Butter Caramel Popcorn)

Scary, isn't it? The dark shadow, the red fabric and the eerie glow of the popcorn tell you not to put it in your mouth. But the popcorn is so inviting and it smells divine! The tantalizing smell of caramel, the pop of the spice and the hint of salt and peanut butter is too much to resist. This devilish treat is surely a crowd pleaser for the little goblins and ghouls who will most definitely appear at your house. Keep your popped corn on hand - because this is going to be a sweet ride!

(Peanut Butter Caramel Popcorn Ingredients)

• 5 tbl Coconut Oil
• 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 Cup White Sugar
• 1 tsp Sea Salt
• 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
• 1/4 Cup Soymilk
• 2-4 tbl Low-fat Peanut Butter
• A Small Squirt of Lemon Juice
• Unsalted Crushed Peanuts (optional)
• Cooked popcorn

(Directions)

• Melt the coconut oil in a thick-bottomed pan and add in your sugar. Stir those in for a while as you drizzle in the soymilk. Let it thicken and bubble.
• While still stirring, add the salt and pepper flakes. Let that go for another five minutes and add the lemon juice. It should be thick and you should kind of be able to tell how far the caramel is in with it's thickness.
• Stir in the peanut butter and a touch of extra salt if you like, it should look like a thick caramel by now. Stick a spoon in it to test it's thickness.
• Spread it over your popcorn evenly and sprinkle the peanuts over. Mix it together until coated and serve warm or cooled.
• Enjoy!