sweet tooth

I am becoming quite domestic as of late, scary stuff. Anyhow, I have been having a really bad sweet tooth. I could always reach for the Coconut Bliss ice cream, but I was feeling the need to experiment and create. I ended up concocting an almond cake with olive oil and an Asian pear topping with drizzled "caramel". Here's the recipe for anyone who is interested. Not too shabby for my first attempt at vegan cake.

Almond Cake with Olive Oil

*3 cups whole wheat flour
*1/3 cup olive oil
*1 cup vanilla rice milk
*1 T baking powder
*3/4 t salt
* 1 t almond extract
* 1 T vanilla extract
*1 & 1/3 cup unbleached cane sugar

Blend ingredients together in a bowl, pour into a greased 9x9 pan, and bake for 22-25 minutes at 350. To make the carmel drizzle, heat 1/4 cup vegan margarine, 2 T brown sugar, and 1/4 cup real maple syrup on low until the sugar melts completely and then bring to boil for one minute , then remove from heat. Enjoy!