Awesome Vegan Birthday Cake

Dear Turkey,

I had to convince

My mom that making your own

Birthday cake is fun

Awesome Vegan Birthday Cake

(adapted from here)

Ingredients:

- 1.5 c flour

- 3/4 c sugar

- 1 t baking soda

- 1 t baking powder

- 1/2 t salt

- 1 c milk (I used soy) + 1 T cider vinegar

- 1 T lemon juice

- 1/4 c water

- 1 T vanilla extract

- 1/4 t almond extract

- 1/3 c canola oil

Instructions:

- Oil a pie dish. 

- In a big bowl, stir together the dry ingredients. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.

- Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes. 

- Cool completely and then remove from the dish.

- For the frosting, I mixed together 1 stick butter (vegan is fine) at room temperature, 2-3 T cocoa, and 2-3 T maple syrup. I piped this out of a ziplock bag with a snip out of the corner. 

- Garnish with confectioner's sugar and fresh mint leaves. 

Enjoy,

Tofu