baking.

Posted by shan | Filed under me, stuff

it’s the middle of summer, right? so this torrential downpour is a little bit infuriating. {truth be told, it’s actually a refreshing change from the relentless heat, but i’m opposed to it on principle.} but, what else is there to do on a miserable saturday than bake your little heart out.

there’s been three very specific things i’ve wanted to make lately:

1. marshmallows. because i bought some homemade marshmallows at the markets recently and they were divine.

2. vegan chocolate avocado cake. because i saw laura’s post about joy the baker’s recipe and it sounded amazing. and weird, which i like. and i don’t eat eggs outside of cakes so it seems odd that i eat them inside of cakes. {it’s not a moral stance or anything, i’ve just never been able to eat them.}

3. banana bread. because we bought too many bananas last grocery shop and i needed to use them up.

so, first up: marshmallows. the recipe was fairly simple, but having never made anything like this before i had a bit of pre-marshmallow anxiety – “is this thick enough? how do i know what this is supposed to look like?!” – but they turned out perfectly. i’ve already planned to make these as easter gifts.

Edible365 37/365: Marshmallows

next up was the chocolate avocado cake. this was really simple; no different to a normal cake, really. i snuck a quick taste of the batter just as i was about to pour it into the pan, and was horrified to taste nothing but baking soda. ack! i forgot to put the sugar in! lesson learnt: ALWAYS TASTE YOUR COOKING. but with some extra stirring i was able to work it in just in time. i haven’t had a proper piece yet, but the bits i’ve sneakily broken off have been amazing. i’ll be taking it to an afternoon tea tomorrow, so i look forward to people trying it without knowing what it is. i was originally planning on making a different icing, but decided to make the avocado one just to see what it’s like. tastes good to me!

Chocolate Avocado Cake

and lastly, banana bread. i got this recipe from the australian women’s weekly BAKE book. haven’t got it yet? go now. run. i haven’t tried this yet, but i think it might be a little overdone. i’ll sample some for morning tea tomorrow!

Banana Bread

now why can’t i be this productive during the week?!

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Permalink | February 6th, 2010

4 Responses to “baking.”

  1. fat mum slim Says:
    February 7th, 2010 at 5:54 am

    What about the rain! It’s insane!

    Those marshmallows look delectable! Can I come over and get some? :P

  2. shan Says:
    February 7th, 2010 at 11:19 am

    of course, we have plenty!
    i think i actually prefer the rain to the humidity. i never thought i’d be looking forward to the end of summer, but this year it’s just killing me.

  3. Laura Says:
    February 8th, 2010 at 3:20 am

    I’m glad you realized the lack of sugar in time, or else you might have thought the vegan cake was disgusting, haha. I’m excited that I have spread the word of the avocado cake. It’ll be taking over the world before we know it.

  4. Beth Says:
    February 8th, 2010 at 8:15 am

    I’m always doing the same thing with bananas. I need to learn to use them for something other than bread.

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