Soulful Creations

I love to read books and I love to cook- so "Cook the Books" event called out to me, what more can I say? When I didn't want to just sit around and catch up Breaking Bad episodes leading up to the finale yesterday, I threw these buns and some great vegan-gluten free strawberry cupcakes in the mix.  The book chosen for the bi-monthly event Cook the Books is Sarah McCoy's "The Baker's Daughter "- a story about that intertwines food, history and a great narrative (toggles between WWII times in Germany and the present). I am just about a third done and so far like what I have read. I will post the review once I am done reading but in the meantime I leave you with these gorgeous buns that are traditionally made on St. Thomas Day that falls on Dec 21st (which also happens to be the shortest day).   Thomasplitzchen Buns 1 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup raw sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup almond milk Filli...

Madhuram is hosting a low-fat eggless baking event this month. I decided to put on my baking hat and made this vegan chocolate cupcake with a yummy greek yogurt frosting (which is not vegan). I will get straight to it guys, I got it from here and I have modified it significantly Ingredients 3/4 cup all-purpose flour and 3/4 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup light brown sugar 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp white vinegar 1/2 cup applesauce and 1/2 cup water Method 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin pan (the one for 12 muffins!) with baking cups. 2. Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add the oil, applesauce, vanilla, vinegar and water. Mix together until smooth. 3. Divide equally into the 12 cups. Place in the oven for a about 20 minutes (mine took exactly that time), bake until a knife comes out clean. Cool and frost I got the frosting recipe from here - Mix 1 cup of low-fat greek...