I Done Messed Up & 2 Month Locaversary!

Who told y’all to concoct a recipe for a vegan cake from a boxed cake mix? Huh? Who sent y’all? I don’t know who y’all is, but I wish y’all had not done that.

Yep, this past weekend I made single serving vegan cakes from a Duncan Hines box.  Maddie said it was pretty good, and she was right.  No eggs, no butter, just apple sauce, vanilla soy creamer, a lil vegetable oil, a lil aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas.  Sounds gross, but that stuff mimics eggs, molecularly speaking), a bit of vanilla, and some box cake mix.  No pics, cause I was too taken aback by how moist and tasty these cakes were. Here are the 2 recipes I meshed together, keeping in mind that the Duncan Hines cake mixes generally excludes milk.  Pillsbury has milk in the mix.

Vegan Cake Pop Recipe

Homemade Confetti Birthday Cake

 

 

Now, here’s where I really messed up:  Not one day did I eat a cake…three, tres, 3 days in a row, I ate TWO small double cupcake sized treats a day.  Friday, Saturday, and Sunday😞😔😒☹️😮😭😡. My belly hates me, I can feel it.  No wonder I felt so zen on a low carb…my body was appreciating me.  So, starting tomorrow, I am decreasing my carbs, that includes potatoes, rice, and grains.

Other than that dastardly mishap, this past week I did well.   I am getting my appetite back, and I’m understanding that cooking is a dang near a daily part of life.  Sometimes I spend a lot of time at the stove, other times, I’m barely in the kitchen 15 mins preparing a meal.  Either way, it’s not a chore, it’s a habit.

 

Couscous with olives and tomatoes

 

Salad with homemade croutons. I’ll have to give y’all the recipe for this Greek inspired treasure. I’m not a big salad eater, but this hunt was fire.
Couscous with arugula and rotel tomatoes.

While I’ve got you here, take a look at my almost 2 month locaversary.  I’m digging how funky they are❤️

I stepped out to the Artistik Lounge tonight. It’s hard to see my hair growth here. I’m going to talk more about my loc journey, soon.