Thursday, July 26, 2012

Streusel-Filled Coffee Cake

Streusel-Filled Coffee Cake

This recipe, an adaptation from a recipe my great grandmother gave me from when she first got married, is the best I've ever had. Period. It is perfectly sweet, fluffy, and just tastes all around wonderful. 


Mix:
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup soft shortening
1/4 cup warm water
1 tbsp egg replacer

Stir in:

1/2 cup vegan milk

Add:1.5 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt


Beat until mixed and slightly fluffy.

Make streusel:


Mix:1/2 cup packed brown sugar

2 tbsp flour2 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp melted margarine
(Optional: 1/2 cup chopped nuts)

Spread half of the batter in a greased and floured 9" square pan. Sprinkle half of the streusel on top of the batter. Spread with remaining batter and sprinkle the rest of the streusel on top.


Bake at 375 for 25-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.


Makes 9 servings.


BEST #vegan #coffee #cake EVER!  Streusel-Filled Coffee Cake  Mix:  3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup soft shortening 1/4 cup warm water 1 tbsp egg replacer  Stir in: 1/2 cup vegan milk  Add: 1.5 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt  Beat until mixed and slightly fluffy.  Make streusel: Mix: 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 2 tbsp flour 2 tsp cinnamon 2 tbsp melted margarine (Optional: 1/2 cup chopped nuts)  Spread half of the batter in a greased and floured 9" square pan. Sprinkle half of the streusel on top of the batter. Spread with remaining batter and sprinkle the rest of the streusel on top.  Bake at 375 for 25-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Who Changed

Do you even know
That you don’t know me
Do you even see
That I’m not having fun
Do you even hear
When I talk to you
Do you even care
When I say I want to talk
Why don’t you listen
I want to start over
But I think it would be the same
There is no changing you
Maybe it was just me
Who changed.
Who changed
When I changed
When you stayed the same
Was it our love
Or was it just me
And now our love doesn’t fit.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Poem

You touch me and my heart flips
is that your intention?
I love how you talk to me.
how you say I'm beautiful
even if I don't think so
How you're patient
and honest
but you always seem say the right thing.

When you talk to me
I feel like I'm going to explode
with all the wonderful things I feel.
I feel as though your touch
opens up a door
inside my spirit
and lets out a new me.
You make me feel like a new, better, purer person.

You touched me,
a single, soft, touch
and I was breathless.
Is this how it will always be?
Will you always make me feel
like I'm flying above the clouds?
I would love that.

You are wonderful.
Can you make me a better person?
Will you let me be me
while encouraging growth?
Will you love me, care for me?
Please say yes.