Coffee Crunch Cake

After much encouragement/harassment, I am posting my first post in a long while. A lot has changed since my last post. I live on the East Coast now! My daily activities have changed from being stuck on the I-10 and binge shopping at 3rd Street Promenade to trudging around in 8-inch snow in my rubber boots and stealing free bus rides everyday. I started going to a vegan cooking school in NYC called the Natural Kitchen Cooking School, and I will be selling it short by saying that it has transformed my life.

To meet the demands of my loyal readers, I will be changing my food blog format going forward to a primarily PICTURE food blog. Since everyone nowadays is too busy to read or pee, I'll just be posting the pictures to the food that I cook and/or eat. Of course, I will still include short snippets of my much-acclaimed humor and opinions. If you're a vegan food connoisseur like myself and would like to also venture into the wonderful world of cooking your own wholesome vegan dishes, please send me a message or comment demanding the recipe.

Before I post my first Food Pic post, I have to dedicate this post to my awesome blossom friend, CK. If it weren't for her constant encouragements, be it in forms of motivational speeches or straight-up threats, my blog probably would have fell into the abyss of a lazy blogger. For my birthday, CK gave me a perfect gift. It was a Kitchenaid 7-Speed Hand Mixer of the Cook for the Cure Collection, with complementing pink measuring spoons and cups. Needless to say, I was ecstatic when I got it. To show CK my gratification of her awesome gift, I am posting this blog with the first thing that I made with this mixer.

Coffee Crunch Cake
Veganized version of the cake I saw in the most recent issue of Bon Appetit. The crunchy texture is a fun alternative to the fluffy pastry that's everywhere. Not only does it go great with a cup of warm tea, it can also serve as a good snack for those caffeine addicts.

Contains espresso, almonds and chocolate chip


Yummy with a cup of green tea

Max enjoying a piece of Coffee Crunch Cake :)