The vegan chocolate cake recipe is finally here! Woohoo! Guys…this cake is wonderful. I’m not kidding when I tell you that you won’t even be able to tell it’s vegan. I even watched my brother eat it and say it was dang tasty before I told him the dairy-free secret. It also looks beautiful when you take it out of the oven; the cake is just this rich, dark, dark brown color. So. Long story short…this cake is bound to…
No, I’m not turning vegan. But I have a place in my heart for the vegan life because I once lived with three vegans 😉 That, and I’m an animal freak. So I suppose you can call this a tribute to them. (Both the vegan roommates and the animals.) A few notes on how I chose my ingredients: I found with substitutes for butter in chocolate frosting that “vegan buttery sticks” truly do work best. You may be wondering…why not shortening? Well,…
Ready for May’s music playlist? This one is another throwback, though only slightly—a friend of mine who is a music-mixing master sent me this playlist a few months ago when I told him I was going to take a bath.Yep. He made a playlist for when you’re taking a bath.And now I pass it on to you. Love, Maurine PS. The above photo was taken in the beautiful Annecy, France.PPS. Learn how to become a music-mixing master in this post…
Can I let you in on a little secret when it comes to thinking up new cake flavors? One trick of the trade is using other foods—or drinks—as inspiration. Herbal teas are my favorite go-to with this. They combine so many flavors, from floral to citrus to rich and chocolatey, in so many ways that you wouldn’t generally think of initially. Take Teavana’s Citrus Lavender tea, for example. Citrus + lavender…that sounds like a magical combination, doesn’t it? This particular tea…
Let’s do another life post before I share another cake recipe with you, shall we? This past weekend my family hosted a Kentucky Derby-themed party, complete with roses, traditional Derby food, and fancy outfits. And watching the race, of course. Sadly, the horse I drew out of the hat didn’t win… But one of my ancestors won something! Ha, so at the party we displayed this family heirloom—it’s a prize trophy my great grandfather won. I wish I knew the…
(She’s alive!) Yes, I have returned after a week-long sojourn! Well, blog sojourn. I’ve actually been quite the design homework fiend over the past few days. Buuuut I would finally like to share with you some photos I took over the weekend when I went to visit my super awesome old roommate Khadeeja in Richmond, Virginia. (Remember Khadeeja from this post?) Richmond is a beautiful little city. It’s got this post-industrial vibe going on, complete with aged brick buildings, intricate…