The GREAT Vegan Cake Quest!

My mom is doing my b-day dinner on Sunday night.  I love seeing my family and celebrating the greatest day of the year!  They have been exposed to all kinds of wacky food requests and diets for me over the years but the Vegan thing is really throwing them for a loop.  I generally make a dish to bring over ~ god bless them but it ain't pretty when they try to cook outside their comfort zone.  I don't mind cooking - I always try to make something super yummy that any carnivore would love ~ I feel as if I am an ambassador for vegan-ism and that by making yummy food, people will want to give up meat ~ no pressure on me!

My father has the hardest time with it ~ generally our conversations go like this:

Dad: Hey, Ness would you like some sword fish?
Me: Dad I don't eat animals
Dad: Its fish
Me: No thanks
Dad: Can I get you some lobster salad on a cracker?
Me: Dad, I don't eat meat
Dad: Its not meat its lobster.
Me: I don't eat anything that was living or came from something living.
Dad: Its not living any more
Me: Can I have some hummus?
Dad: There is cheese there for you too
Me: Thanks, but I'll have the hummus

AN HOUR LATER
Dad: You should come and see these steaks ~ they are done perfectly
Me: No thanks ~ have you tried the Tofu Thai Satay I made?
Dad:  I just had some bacon wrapped scallops ~ you should have some they are real good
Me: I'm sure they are.

So for my birthday instead of cooking a cake that is so/so I want to order one from the best vegan bakery on the Planet ~ Babycakes in NYC!  To help prove my point - food doesn't have to contain animals to be awesome! Their baked goods are the holy grail of vegan goodies -- I would crawl on my hands and knees to eat their cupcakes.  So I told my parents I would take care of the cake ~ one problem ~ I forgot to order my own Birthday cake! Who does that.  I missed the deadline for shipping overnight and now have posted on Facebook to see if anyone I know is driving this way from NYC on Saturday or Sunday.  OY!  Fingers crossed that this happens! I have a Hail Mary call into a friend who is a baker locally to see if she can make me one hell of a cake - made with agave and gluten free.

Ok - now I'm starving for some cake - DAMMIT! -