FTW

I cannot say it enough: Kinnikinnick is AWESOME.

I've bought a ton of their mixes online and even shipping from canada is totally reasonable and prompt. Their mixes are THE best gluten free mixes ever made. I completely state that as an indisputable fact...regardless that it's actually my opinion....it's a fact now.

Love them. seriously.

So I'm doing my sis's wedding cake and I've been somewhat unsatisfied with the cake mixes and cake recipe's I've found online and at my specialty GF stores and aisles. Kinnikinnick's cake mix wins. I baked the chocolate cake the other day and send some home with May (my friend) to eat and share with her boyfriend. He tasted it and thought it was regular cake...couldn't tell it was gluten free! to me that says WIN all over it. It was deliciously moist and has such a great flavor and texture.

I am totally excited about making this cake for my sister. She's going to love it.

cupcake preview

pie!

Remember the cookie cake I just made? Well, turns out it probably makes better cookies than cookie-cakes...It was just too oily and gritty. If I try this recipe again, I'd cut down the oil by half, add 1 egg (but then it's no longer vegan, your choice) and use a much finer milled almond flour.

So, being unhappy with the cookie, I scraped the frosting off and sent the cookie-cake thru the food processor to turn it into crumbs.

Then I put all those delicious crumbs into a pie plate for a crust. Would it become a cheesecake or a fruit pie? Could I make anything else with the ingredients I have currently? So checking the pantry and refrigerator, I realized I'd have to grocery shop in order to make any type of pie. And I had some sugar free pudding that was begging to be added to the pie.

So after the grocery store, I made up 2 types of sugar free pudding: Chocolate and White chocolate. I added the white chocolate into the pie crust first and then topped it with the chocolate. Let sit for 3 hours in fridge and viola! Pudding Pie!