So I know I had mentioned this but last Thursday was Matt's birthday! I spent the night before getting so much baking done.
Being too tired to finish icing, I woke him up to these pretty little gems.
Red Velvet Cupcakes (Vegan)
Ingredients:
- 1 cup So Delicious brand unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/4 cups Arrowhead Mills brand organic enriched unbleached white flour
- 1 cup vegan granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons organic raw cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp vegan red food coloring
- 2 tsp Simply Organic brand vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line muffin pans with liners (in my case Halloween ones per request of my boyfriend).
Mix together the coconut milk and vinegar then set aside to curdle.
In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add the oil, food coloring, and vanilla extract to the curdled soy milk. Mix well to combine.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and gently fold wet ingredients into dry, mixing until large lumps disappear. Do not over mix – small lumps are okay.
Fill cupcake liners about three-quarters full. Bake 18-20 minutes until done or until toothpick inserted in the center of one of the cupcakes comes out clean
Cool cupcakes in the pan for a few minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack or surface to cool completely.
Frosting
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup vegan butter, softened
- 1/4 cup vegan cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups vegan powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whip in the powdered sugar in 1/2 cup batches. Scrape down the sides and mix until smooth and creamy. Mix in the vanilla.
Spread some frosting on each of the cupcakes. Serve and enjoy!
Tiramisu Cupcakes with Coffee Icing! These were the biggest hit and all the boys ate them up so fast. I got this recipe over at Becky Bakes but made a few big changes in the icing only because I was using what I had on hand. Please make these!! I will be baking up a batch again very soon.
I gave Matt the choice of going out to breakfast and dinner anywhere he wanted, my treat. This handsome babe chose The Black Sheep to start our day.
He ordered The Barn & Bay Breakfast sandwich: Scrambled eggs mixed with crab meat, country ham, green onion & Swiss cheese on buttered & griddled Texas toast and I got the Green Eggs & Lamb: Baked frittata with pistou, spinach, green onions & derby sage cheddar topped with a grilled lamb sausage and garnished with sauce verte. Served with toasted baguette. They were both extremely delicious!
We spent the day sleeping and just hanging out, I'm pretty sure it's cause it started raining, but we ended up at Alamo BBQ for dinner. Now, let me just preface what I'm about to say with this fact: Alamo is hands down the best place to get a perfect BBQ pork sandwich. I would choose theirs over anything but DAMN were we disappointed with the ribs. I'm too bummed to even elaborate.
As we headed home from dinner, little did Matt know that I had a surprise waiting back at the apartment....
I got Matty's closest friends to be hiding in our living room when we got home from dinner with an ice cream cake lit up with candles. He had no idea! It was a great surprise and a good day.
Waking up on Friday, we were welcomed with so much sunshine! We made our usual stop at Starbucks to kill some time before our showtime for the museum. These next two pictures are to showcase a few things; 1. my new love for soy green tea lattes no foam no simple syrup extra hot mmm, and 2. how perfect we are together.
More about that showtime. We went to the VMFA for the Mummy exhibit! It was cool. We got to watch a 3D film and then roamed around without realizing how big the new museum actually is. Holy crap! It was great. This was one of my favorite pieces from the Russian Orthodox Divine images.
Onto Sunday! I woke up a bit early to make us breakfast and spoil him with breakfast in bed. Below you will see a beautiful, wonderful, perfect from scratch whole wheat waffle with fresh banana, homemade organic almond butter, and chocolate chips topped with whipped cream. Yeah, I made that.
My dessert: the brownie served a la mode. Alongside this was Matt's NY Cheesecake, Mackenzie's creme brulee, Nicole's brownie, and Quinton's key lime pie. We were all feeling good at the end of this meal.
Only one more day until my weekend! Yes! I promise (I really do) that I will post again before then however. I'm thinking fried chicken and waffles soon. Or cherry coke cupcakes. So many ideas!
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