Cookie Cake and Tempeh Bacon Cake--Oh My!

Here is my second cookie cake that I created for a Veg (Vegan/Vegetarian) Club meeting at school.   This second cookie cake came out just as good as the first--I slightly under-baked it so it was even softer.  Here is a link to recipe I used:  http://pakupaku.info/sweets/blondies.shtml , the only change is that I didn't put in any nuts.

Cookie Cake #2  

Decorated with Vanilla Buttercream

Made 10/16/2012

And here is my first attempt a savory cake... although I think of this cake as more of a breakfast cake than anything else.   How did this cake happen?  Well, my friend, Sara, came over for dinner and was telling me all about how she wanted me to try and make a bacon cake (Sara is also a vegan, so this meant using tempeh bacon of course!).  I thought the idea was gross, but Sara explained to me that it is a different kind of cake that is mildly sweet-- it's a savory cake.  I wasn't sure if I was convinced that it was a good idea, however a few nights later I decided to test out a new recipe for a vegan pound cake.  The recipe called for yogurt, and the only yogurt I had in the fridge was a container of blueberry almond yogurt so I decided to use that.  I was so tired (it was late at night) that I forgot to add the sugar the recipe called for and didn't realize that until the cake came out of the oven.  I was tasting the cake and noticed that the cake was only lightly sweet and I really liked how it tasted; it was more like a vanilla-y biscuit and the blueberry yogurt only gave it a slight blueberry taste.   It occurred to Alex and I that this could become the bacon cake that Sara was asking for.   So I bought some Tofutti cream cheese and Light Life tempeh bacon stripes, and the Tempeh Bacon Cake was born!

Tempeh Bacon Cake with a Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Made 10/18/2012

Overall, I liked how this cake turned out.  A savory cake was a new experience for me but I can see how it could be really awesome.   I just think that next time I just need to use more tempeh bacon to complete the saltiness this cake needs.  

Breakfast anyone?