April Hack: Pierogi

Upon request, we’re doing savory baked goods for April’s hack! This has actually been in the queue for a while now so we’re excited to finally get this on the schedule. We’re going to pick two items for stuffing so drop us an email and cast your vote: potato, faux sausage, mushroom, cabbage, or get hacky and let’s do something crazy!

We’re going to be using a family recipe but this is the gist as far as method and inventory. As always, the non-vegan ingredients are up for negotiation because we’re hacking it. Get it? Yum, can’t wait for April!

Results: Guinness Cake

Thanks to everyone who came/ate/participated. And we actually had to do some hacking! Once, because we forgot the exact ingredients for the cream cheese frosting. Again, when we realized the food processor needed the help of a fork to operate. As far as the frosting, luckily the store across the street had some options. However, heavy cream and silken tofu do not make much of a cream cheese, even in consistency. Even once you add cornstarch. Although it wasn’t inedible by any measure. The cake itself was a success!

Our next hack will be on February 22. Stay tuned for what we’re making!

January Hack: Guinness Cake

Today we’re going shopping to prepare for Tuesday’s workshop. Check out what you’ll need and come join us on Tuesday! Come by, bake, hang out, the space is casual. If you’re making your own cake, feel free to try out your own versions of things like cream cheese, sugar, flour. Hacking always encouraged! Inspired by: Nigella Lawson’s recipe.



Inventory

10 tbsp Earth Balance
1 cup Guinness
3/8 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 cups sugar
3/8 cup Tofutti sour cream
Egg replacer (for two eggs)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking soda

8 oz Tofutti cream cheese
1 1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegan cream