Effortless Cookie Cake

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This is another recipe inspired by my momma! Growing up, one of my favorite treats was her whipped-cream cookie cake. It’s like having a big, moist chocolate cookie dipped in sweet cream – and the best thing is that it’s so easy to make! All you need is organic, vegan chocolate wafers, and soy whip! I used Newman’s Alphabet Cookies and Soy Whip, both of which can be found at most health food stores and Whole Foods.

WHAT YOU”LL NEED:

  • Medium size bowl
  • Organic, vegan chocolate wafer cookies (any brand)
  • Vegan whipped cream

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Layer each cookie with whipped cream and begin stacking horizontially in the bottom of the bowl.
  2. Once you’ve covered the bottom, put a layer of whipped cream over the first layer.
  3. Repeat until the bowl is full, and top with a thick layer of whipped cream.
  4. Leave in the fridge for at least 5 hours, or overnight. The cookies will absorb the moisture and become cake-like.
  5. Serve with a spoon, and top with a dollop of soy whip and a wafer!

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TheDiscerningBrute, March 27th 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in food, green, Health, organic, recipes, sex, vegan, vegetarian

Lula's Sweet Apothecary

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Lula’s Sweet Apothecary is a small, cabinet of curiosities and Ice Cream parlor tucked away in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. I’ve been frequenting their shop, which has given the other vegan-friendly dessert joints (what’s their names again?) a serious run for their money. Lula’s is 100% vegan owned and operated, and will rocky-road your world!

The re-emergence of early 1900s decor is exemplified in this adorable, vintage-drug-store-inspired wonder-room where handmade, artisan, vegan delights line the walls in candy-shop jars, and rare vegan toppings (white chocolate, malt powder, peanut butter cups!) reside in card-catalogue drawers, neatly labeled. Even the friendly owners seem to have been plucked from a 1920′s photograph and the music should be coming out of a gramophone.

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With nutmilk, coconut cream, and soymilk-based ice cream creations like the hugely popular cake batter and brownie batter or the traditional rocky road (complete with Sweet & Sara marshmallows), maple walnut, and even chocolate-vanilla-swirl soft-serve – Lula’s blows my mind. Last night, I enjoyed a brownie sundae with hot fudge, soy whipped cream, and a cherry on top. They have a rotating array of innovative flavors and confections. I have yet to try the New York Egg Cream (no egg, no cream), or a malted milk shake, but the hot cocoa, which was topped with fresh-shaved dark-chocolate, was brilliant, and the menu is extensive. One thing I know is that this place will have a line out the door come summer-time.

*The Discerning Brute readers get one free topping through June 1st, when you go in and say “The Discerning Brute sent me!”

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TheDiscerningBrute, March 12th 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in activism, animal rights, art, DB Discount, food, green, organic, restaurant, sex, vegan, vegetarian