And to mark his 365 days of life in Iowa, I made him some banana split cupcakes.
His choice, of course.
I followed the recipe to a "t" from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, with a few modifications {of course}.
I subbed out the all purpose flour for whole wheat pastry flour, because I like sort of healthy cupcakes.
I used almond milk instead of rice.
And I made up my own pineapple preserves by boiling 1/2 chopped pineapple with 1/4 cup orange juice until the pineapple was soft, and then pureed it with 1/2 T chia seeds. Much better than store bought stuff {plus, my HyVee didn't carry pineapple preserves}.
I ended up making two batches of the cupcakes because the first batch sank so badly.
The second batch wasn't too much better.
But nothing that a little extra icing couldn't take care of.
Plus, that just meant that I was able to make special cupcake deliveries to a few friends.
They didn't complain.
And I am pretty sure the birthday boy approved of them too.
That Kierstan is my favorite person ever.
Hurry up, I want some cupcakes. Get your grubby hands away from my cake!
OKay, now you can have a taste.
Happy Birthday Ray!
