I've been a vegetarian for a long time, but several years ago I went through a vegan period. I was having such fun making old recipes into vegetarian/vegan ones that I decided to do a cooking show. I partnered with our local cable TV station (BCat) and wrote, produced, edited and starred in four (or it might have been 5 - I don't remember) episodes of my own vegan cooking show. Of course, I am sure you can guess the title... Cooking with the Other Julia! It was a local hit! lol!
In my novel, XVI, the society is vegetarian. Eating meat is illegal - mainly because there are very few animals left in the world. So... there's lots of seitan burgers, tofu fries and other vegetarian/vegan delights in the book. But, because the League's readership may not be ready for tofu cheezecake... I offer up my award-winning (non-vegan) chocolate cake recipe.
Three layer chocolate cake with chocolate icing.
cream together
1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter
1-3/4 cup sugar
1 T. vanilla
add
3 eggs - beat well
sift together
1 cup cocoa
2-1/4 cups regular flour
1 tsp baking soda
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Add to butter mixture alternately with 1-3/4 cups milk.
Divide between 3 greased/cocoa-ed (rather than floured) 9" baking pans.
Bake for 25-30 minutes in 350 degree oven.
Let cool in pans for 10 minutes
Remove from pans & continue to cool
Fill & spread with Chocolate Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter
4 cups confectioners sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
2 tsp vanilla
4 to 5 T. milk
Mix all & beat until smooth. Spread between layers and on top of cooled chocolate cake.
Enjoy!
I apologize for lack of pictures... *licks beaters* Maybe next week.
i feel cheated. your chocolate frosting doesn't have any chocolate in it! :)
ReplyDeletesounds delish though! thanks for sharing.
Oops! *wipes egg off face*
ReplyDeleteI'm editing to add the 1/2 cup of cocoa that goes into the frosting.
*slinks away to edit*