Today was Daiku's birthday. We started the day with pancakes for breakfast, then had a thoroughly enjoyable junk food dinner involving Boca Chick'n patty sandwiches and tater tots. But the best part of the day, food-wise, was the cake I made to celebrate the occasion, Boston Creme Pie from the Damn Tasty Vegan Baking Guide. This is the third recipe I've made from the book, and the third recipe that I've ended up loving. If you make it, I highly recommend the fresh organic strawberries on top. (Update, 12 July: This cake is even better the next day! The custard really sets and the flavors of the cake and ganache mellow and meld. Next time, I'd consider making it the day before, or even the morning of a celebration and letting it hang out in the fridge for a bit longer than I did.)
Happy birthday to a wonderful person and a wonderful partner! Daiku, I'm so happy to be able to share the funny and twisted adventure that is life with you.
And for you, wonderful blog reader, I leave you with Boston Creme porn galore... enjoy!
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happy birthday, daiku! that cake looks great.
Oh, that Boston Creme Pie looks too good for words! I have been eyeing that one in DTV since I got in. Thanks for the suggestion about the strawberries. And Happy Birthday to Daiku!!!
That is fricking gorgeous.
I can see by the looks of this mouth-watering Boston Creme Pie that Daiku had a Happy Birthday!!! and, yeaaah for you going to pick some cherries! Cheers! :)
I'm hearing great things about the DTV cookbook - I think it's time I ordered a copy. Hope you had fun celebrating!
Yay! I'm glad that you liked it, I have to admit, it's my favorite cake, period! It looks beautiful and I have to agree, it makes a good breakfast, too.
Happy Birthday Daiku!
It looks so good!! Happy Birthday Daiku!!
Oh, I love cake! Wish it was my birthday!
Happy birthday to Daiku! And what a special treat for a birthday celebration... yum.
Bazu, in response to your question about the cream puffs, they did not form an air bubble as I hoped they would. I sliced the cream puff in half and made a "sandwich" out of it, and as I said, the texture was not exactly cream puff-like. If you do try your hand at them and you experiment with the leavening, please let me know how it works out! I'm going to try them again once I have some more time on my hands...
That is one Damn Pretty cake!
Happy birthday to Daiku! That looks great and he is a lucky fella.
Happy Birthday Daiku. Why didn't B and I get any cake? It looks way way too big for just the two of you! We would have made the supreme sacrifice and helped you out with it. LOL
Wowza! That looks incredible...and I never even liked Boston cream pie! I guess I may have to rethink that one...
Happy Birthday Daiku!
Here's my story: I'm still on my porch silently screaming over this cake. My neighbor comes over to tell me about a show and catches me with my mouth wide open and eyes bugged out over the laptop. He likely thinks I'm nuts until I show him the cake. Then we are both sitting on my porch with our mouths wide open in raptures over this creation. What a wonderful birthday treat!
Let me get the Happy Birthday, Daiku! out of the way so I can just say OMG, Bazu! What a beautiful creation.
Happy Birthday Daiku! How lucky you two are to have each other. And yes I'm with you on the organic strawberry topping as a must!
-Teresa
YUM. That custardy filling looks especially good, I love custardy creme-y stuff. I'm sitting here at the end of a rather tedious day working at thesis (sooo slow). Visiting here is an escape, but now I want a slice of this birthday cake!
Happy b-day to Daiku. Best wishes for another year. :)
I LOVE Boston Creme Pie. And would you believe, I can get vegan custard here! I might just have to make that one day!
Whoops, sorry I am late. Happy birthday Daiku, I can see you had a wonderful time with all that wonderful food :)
Looks like the vegan is still going wild...what a gorgeous cake. Happy B'day, Daiku!
Happy Birthday Daiku! And that amazing cake...ah Bazu, you know exactly how to treat your man!
I just ate lunch at Lao Village and accidentally left a sweater there. (A sweater in July?) So, I needed to call them. I Yahooed "Lao Village Syracuse" and happened upon your lusciously illustrated blog. Happy Birthday, fellow Syracusan.
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Oh. My. God.
that looks amazing! Happy belated bday Daku...
Seriously, I am drooling.
Loved your berry/cherry picking.. the cherries must have been amazing... the cherries in the store have been amazing, so I can only imagine how good they were fresh.
and... I loved your raw experience. I haven't even lasted 1 day raw. I don't have a dehydrator... maybe then I would... who knows? It is interesting to me and I like doing raw meals... but I agree, you will be prying my stove from my cold, dead hands too! hehe...
Hippo Birdie Two Ewes, (belated, sorry!) Daiku!
Everything looks and sounded lovely, Bazu!!
What a sweet post to Daiku, too. And nice Boston pr0n for us. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!
i hope it's a great year ahead for Daiku... and you, too, Bazu.
Happy birthday Daiku!
That cake! What a present!
Oh, that pie, that pie! Every time I come to your blog now, I'm drooling over that pie!
happy belated birthday!
looks amazing!
What a wonderful way to celebrate! Happy (belated) birthday wishes to Daiku. That pie (cake?) is on my list of must makes!
Happy Belated Birthday to Daiku!!!!! (Sorry for the belated wishes, I haven't been online much this month). That cake looks scrumptious.
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