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      • Elvis has come back in the building

        Posted at 9:52 pm by MLea
        Feb 27th

        I really enjoy making cake truffles! SInce everything doesn’t have to be made on the same day, it’s easy to space out over the work week. I made one cake flavor Sunday, then made the binder and rolled the balls out on Monday. I made another cake flavor Tuesday, then made ganache and rolled out balls on Wednesday. On Thursday, I coated all of them and accessorized. I normally have 30 minutes or so to spare everyday, but sometimes it’s hard to get a couple of hours together.
        I was determined to make a completely vegan cake ball. I’ve never been a fan of vegan icing, so I haven’t made a vegan cupcake before. After having discovered coconut bacon, I’ve really wanted to incorporate it into something and saw my chance…a vegan Elvis cake ball.  (I really don’t like the way “cake ball” sounds, but I don’t put them on a stick, so they aren’t really cake pops…)

        For the uninformed an Elvis Sandwich is a grilled peanut butter and banana sandwich.  Bacon is optional.  Apparently The King loved these…with or without the bacon.  Before I quit eating meat, I made an Elvis cupcake with bacon.

        Over the weekend, I made a batch of coconut bacon (delicious on a salad!) using the recipe here.

        I previously used Martha Stewart’s banana cake recipe, but it contains eggs, so I Googled up one with no eggs.  It turned out good, but was a little too moist…it also kind of looks like meatloaf…

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        For the icing, I used the whipped cream cheese icing recipe from Chow.com, but used Trader Joe’s vegan cream cheese instead of dairy cream cheese.  I added peanut butter to taste, which turned out to be about 1/2 cup.

        Previously when I’ve made cake pops/cake truffles/cake balls, etc.  I’ve smushed the cake up with gloved hands.  I was hoping to multi task, so this time, I used the KitchenAid, fitted with the dough hook.  After the cake was broken up sufficiently, I enough of the icing so that the cake would stick together.

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        After the icing was evenly distributed, I used a portion scoop to scoop out the dough and rolled them into balls with my gloved hands.  A one ounce scoop makes a 2 bite cake ball.   I put these on a parchment covered cookie sheet and placed them in the freezer to get firm.

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        All of the commercially available candy coatings that I saw locally contained dairy products, as did all the white chocolate chips I found.  I didn’t want to drive all the way to the Chocolate Man to make vegan candy coating, so I melted down some fondant I had purchased and never used.

        fondantVarious websites advised not heating the fondant over 140 degrees, so I melted it slowly in a mixing bowl set over simmering water.

        DSC_0022To coat the balls, I put them on the ends of metal skewers, then dipped into the coating.  I gently shook off the excess then rolled them in the coconut bacon.  I set the skewers in tea glasses until the fondant re-solidified, then carefully slid them off and placed them on a cooling rack to dry.

        DSC_0024I think white chocolate would have tasted better than the fondant, but these were pretty tasty over all.

         

         

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      • Fuddel update

        Posted at 5:20 pm by MLea
        Oct 10th

        So…I guess while sitting overnight, the sugar crystals must have dissolved in the frosting.  The frosting today was creamy and sweet.  I got some rave reviews.

        strange…

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      • Humpf

        Posted at 2:49 pm by MLea
        Sep 28th

        “Humpf” is conceptualized!  It will be savory.  Stay tuned!

         

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      • Good review on it’s way

        Posted at 1:09 pm by MLea
        Apr 19th

        I haven’t posted many reviews lately because I haven’t had many positive experiences of late.
        I revisited Honeymoon Bakery in Rome, Ga today and was extremely pleased. Stay tuned…

        Not so good news for Silver Lining Cupcake Co in Athens…

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      • Another Decision….

        Posted at 8:39 pm by MLea
        Feb 13th

        If you’ve actually tried these flavors, I’d like your opinion.  You can vote for up to 3.  Thanks!

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      • Sofie’s Birthday

        Posted at 10:02 pm by MLea
        Dec 6th

        Sofie turned 6 years old on Thanksgiving day.  We got her this cake from Paws Cafe in Redmond (to share with her canine brothers).

        Oat and yam cake with cream cheese icing

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      • Thanksgiving Cupcakes

        Posted at 8:07 pm by MLea
        Dec 5th

        While we were shopping for Thanksgiving, we saw these cupcakes at QFC…

        Turkey suitable for a vegetarian

        You want mashed potatoes with that??

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      • Flavors for fund raiser

        Posted at 5:30 pm by MLea
        Nov 19th

        I was asked to make cupcakes for a fund raising bake sale.  Any suggestions for flavors?  Any particular letters that were favorites?

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      • Flavors for Cupcake Camp

        Posted at 9:43 pm by MLea
        Mar 18th

        I’m thinking about making 3 flavors for cupcake camp: Caramel Popcorn, French Toast and Drumstick.   Caramel Popcorn is fairly easy.  The French toast cupcake is fairly easy.  The icing can be made a couple of days ahead.  Drumstick has a few steps, but I’ve had some practice, so hopefully it will be pretty quick.  Most importantly, I will have a couple of volunteers to help with decorating and garnishing.

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      • I need help! Please help me decide.

        Posted at 7:27 pm by MLea
        Mar 12th
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