Soulful Creations

Well it tastes like a fancy-schmancy cake but it was definitely a breeze to make it especially if you own a food processor. Nigella Lawson, if I have to sum up what I feel in one sentence- love her recipes, hate her eyes-rolling, up-close camera tricks cooking show! Ingredients  Recipe source from Food network Cake 1 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup barley flour + whole wheat flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup cocoa 1 cup sugar 1 stick Vegan butter + 1/2 stick soft unsalted butter 2 eggs 1 tbsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup yogurt + 1/3 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup boiling water 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped candied orange peel (homemade) Syrup 1 tsp cocoa   1/2 cup water   1/2 cup sugar 1-ounce dark chocolate (from a thick bar if possible), cut into splinters of varying thickness, for garnish Equipment: 2-pound loaf tin (approximately 9 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 3 inches deep), lined with greased foil, pressed into the corners and with some...

"Leftovers make you feel good twice. First, when you put it away, you feel thrifty and intelligent: ‘I’m saving food!’ Then a month later when blue hair is growing out of the ham, and you throw it away, you feel really intelligent: ‘I’m saving my life!’"- George Carlin     When life gives you leftovers...make a crumb pie! This crumbs for this pie come from my previous DB challenge, as usual, the first attempt at the challenge was a failure. The failure was the sponge sheet cake which I tried to do vegan (the recipe for that vegan cake was adapted from a vegan cupcake recipe found in this book, a tiny book packed with tongue tickling, mouth watering vegan cupcake recipes!). Anyway the crumbs were divided- one went into the refrigerator and the other is (still) lying in my freezer. The inspiration for this recipe comes from here . Ingredients 2 cups cake crumbs (mine were chocolate) 5-6 tbsp vanilla custard powder (I buy this from Indian grocery store, you could also buy...