Cake vs. Pie
You’d think I would prefer pie. I’m vegan, and pie (at least fruit pie) is pretty much vegan by default. Plus, my sister makes a wicked pie. But I just don’t. I’ve always preferred cake. Even though the rest of my family doesn’t. Well, they do now–since I’ve started baking vegan ones! Especially the cupcakes. Mmm… fresh cupcakes.
I’m not sure exactly why it is that I don’t like pie as much. Part of it, I’m sure, is that I’m not a fan of pie crust. I just don’t like the texture. And part is that I prefer my fruit fresh and whole… or dried. But I guess I just also like the texture of cake. And I like cake frosting. Yum. (Only if it’s good frosting, of course. The stuff they put on store-bought cakes is just gross.)
Oh, and pie falls apart when you cut it. I hate that.
I feel I ought to point out that Boston Creme Pie is, in fact, a kind of cake. I’ve made it. It’s two cakes with some cream in between. Tasty, but bearing no resemblance to pie.
Extra credit: My favorite kind of pie? Pumpkin pie. Of course–the most cakelike of pies! Sadly, I have been able to neither make nor buy a decent vegan pumpkin pie. My quest shall continue.
Hi Kaitlyn
Pumpkin pie is too yummy! It was my favorite as a kid, but as a grown up I have drifted slightly to Sweet Potatoe pie! Delicious! Cake is my favorite, but we don’t have it often because my husband is a pie person. It’s all good! Thanks for doing the assignment this week!
-Carly
Hi Carly!
I don’t believe I’ve ever tried sweet potato pie. I’ll have to give it a shot. Maybe it will be easier to make a good vegan sweet potato pie than it is to make a pumpkin pie!
Thanks for posting the assignment, it was a fun one!
Agreed, pumpkin pie is one of the best kinds of pies! It’s the reason they invented Thanksgiving.