Dairy-Free Birthday Cake

   

     Three days ago, we celebrated my mom's birthday, which actually happens on May 29. I baked the cake. She is off dairy right now, so I made the cake and frosting dairy-free. The recipes came from It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Fell Great, a cookbook we have with many dairy-free recipes. The cake have chocolate cake and vanilla frosting. The cake turned out great, with most of the people who ate it liking it. I made the cake with a layer of frosting in the middle of the cake, on top, and on the sides. I put strawberries in the middle layer of frosting and on top of the cake. This is the recipe I used for the cake, transcribed (more or less) from the cookbook.

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup high-quality cocoa powder
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
A pinch of sea salt
1/2 vegetable oil
1 cup good-quality maple syrup
1/2 cup rice syrup
1/2 cup strongly brewed coffee
1/2 cup rice milk
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt together in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, maple syrup, rice syrup, the coffee, the rice milk, and the vanilla. Mix the wet ingredients in to dry ones, being careful not to overbeat. Divide the batter into two greased 8- or 9-inch baking pans. Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool completely (I froze them overnight). Frost the cake with the frosting below (add berries) and serve.

Here's the frosting:

2 cups organic vegetable shortening
1 cup tapioca starch
1 cup agave nectar
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Mix all the ingredients together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. The frosting can be refrigerated for up to a month, but bring it back to room temperature  and rewhip before using.

Blience Tuesday #5: Cicadas

     This post is about North American cicadas, the load, irritating buzzing insects. I do not live in the area that is being hit by Brood II this year, but I hope to travel to NJ for a weekend. This is Blience Tuesday #5, continuing my my weekly series. Section #1 of this post will be about the broods. Section #2 will be about their life cycle. Finally, the third section will be about their noise.

     Firstly, the broods. There are 15 broods that have been documented recently. Two more were documented, but now are thought to be extinct. Twelve of the fifteen come out every 17 years, the other three come out every 13 years. The brood out now (or coming very soon), brood II, stretches from New York to North Carolina, with a pocket in Georgia. Their are about seven distinct species of cicadas within the genus Magicicada, four of which live for 13 years underground; the other three take 17 years.

     Secondly, the life cycle of a cicada. While cicadas are underground, they feed on plant roots. They molt five times while underground. When they emerge, they climb up a plant and shed their skin once more. Then, the males start making the buzzing-humming-vibrating song, which is used to attract females. the females cut slit in tree branches, were the lay their eggs. The eggs hatch and nymphs fall down into the dirt and bury themselves. Go back to first line of this paragraph.

     Finally, their song. The noise is only from males, not the entire population. It is used to attract a mate. The noise comes from the cicada's tymbal, or the bumpy part of their exoskeleton. There are actually three songs, one being a "weeeeee-whoa"-like sound, whereas the others are more like clicking and buzzing.

Thanks for reading!


Bibliography:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodical_cicadas
http://www.magicicada.org/about/species_pages/species.php

Blog Stats: Updated Edition

     This post is an updated version of the blog statistics post I did in February. I will report on views, posts and comments. Because last time I did this was February, many of the numbers have grown.

     First of all, view, as well as where they came from. I total, I currently have 3,036 views. 2,426 come from the US. I can only see the top ten, which are: US (with 2,426 views), Germany (with 229 views), Russia (with 95), Poland (with 61), UK (with 54),       Guatemala (with 20), Romania (with 13), Indonesia (with 11) India (with 11), and finally, Ukraine (with 10).  I do not know where any of the non-US views came from. My top post is is Board Game Recommendations, with 60 views. Below that are Fudge (with 59), and My Schedule (as of now) (with 54). Google Chrome is the most used browser (with 899 views), then Safari (with 819), and then Firefox (with 707).  The plurality of my viewers come from Window, (viewing me 1360 times). After that are Macs (giving me 1173 views). The far away third place is iPhones, (with a measly  253 views).

     I have 53 posts. I did 20 in January, 10 in February, then a lowly 7 in March. I did 8 in April, but I am planning to finish May with over 10. I think because I had just started in January, I had many ideas, but as I have done more, ideas have been harder to come by. By the way, if you have an idea, please tell me in the comments.

     In all, I have 177 comments. Lord of the Rings #1 is tied with my first stats post for most comments, with 8 each.

     Thanks for reading, and any ideas can go in the comments!

Lemon Bars

     The other day, I baked a batch of lemon bars. I had never baked them before, and I'm really happy I did. They are very, very good. They are sweet, tart, and just yummy. Also, they're not hard. The recipe calls for two lemons, but because they originally were not lemony enough, I'm changing it to four. The recipe came from here. So, here are the lemon bars:

Ingredients:Original recipe makes 1 - 9x13 inch pan

 4 eggs

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 lemons, juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust.
4. Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. For a festive tray, make another pan using limes instead of lemons and adding a drop of green food coloring to give a very pale green. After both pans have cooled, cut into uniform 2 inch squares and arrange in a checker board fashion.

Blience Tueday #4: Lice

   
     Unfortunately, my family has been plagued with head lice recently. As well as being really irritating, the lice have given me a blience subject to blog about. So, #4 in my series will be about lice. The first section will just be about head lice in general. Section #2 will explain about the bad things they can do. In section three I will talk about treatment for them.

     Head lice are insects, who only live on humans. They cannot jump or fly. Lice lay their eggs on hair shafts. They spend their entire lives on the scalp and hair, and feed only only human
blood. They live about 1 month. They itching is caused by a reaction to their saliva, so only some people itch.

     Unlike the body louse, head lice do not pose any disease risk. They are, other than making your head itch, harmless. I am not sure where all the fear and stigma about them came from.

     Finally, treatment of head lice. To get them out of my hair, I went to a lice "clinic" where I had them combed out after my head had been covered in conditioner. I also slept one night with olive oil on my head with a plastic bag on my head. I have filled my head with conditioner and combed it out every three or so days. The lice clinic told me and my mother that the "lice killing" shampoos do not work. I am not entirely sure which treatments work and which don't, but my lice seem to have gone away, so something I did worked.

Thanks for reading, and put blog ideas in the comments!

Bibliography:
(Photos came from here too) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_louse

Comparing and Contrasting the Three Locations that CSCL has Occupied

     In this post, I will compare all of the buildings that CSCL had been in during the time that I have been at it.  Currently, the one we are in now is my favorite, but if you agree or disagree with me you can tell me in the comments. I will be referring to the first one we were in as #1, the second as #2, and the final one as #3. So, here they are:

Blience Tuesday #3 Fungus

     This is number 3 in my Blience Tuesday series. This post will be about fungi. In this post, I will give a brief introduction to fungus, and then give my audience a general idea of how fungus can be helpful or good, as well as how fungus could be destructive or bad.

     First, what is a fungus? Fungus is thought to be sort of strange, a weird plant-like thing. Fungus is actually a separate kingdom, different from plants or animals. A very important part of the fungus is the mycelium. The mycelium sits underground, and collects nutrients. Out of the mycelium sprouts mushrooms, which are like the fruit of mycelium. The mushrooms can shoot out spores, which can land in the ground and become mycelium again.

     Now, I will give a few examples of how fungi can be good, as well as bad. First of all, what we can and do use them for. Many types of cheeses incorporate mold to give a certain flavor, like blue cheese. Yeast, which is used in many baked goods to make them rise, is a form of fungus. Also, fungi has been used to soak up motor oil and kill insects. Also, fungus can decompose dead things and return their nutrients to the ecosystem.

     Now, bad things fungus can do. There are certain types of fungus that live in damp places that can cause health problems. Fungus can decompose wooden structures making them unstable. Some mushrooms are poisonous, often deadly.

     Overall, I think fungus does more good than bad. Please comment! Thanks for Reading!



Bibliography:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_cheese
http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world.html



   

Happy Mother's Day

     For the last couple of days, I have been coding a mother's day program. In this post, I will copy and paste the code, as well as explain how it works. Unfortunately, Blogger does not support files, so I can't show it moving. In the program, The two flowers grow from the bottom, elapsing 20 seconds total. here is what the program looks like at the end:

     Now, here's the code, throughout which you will see explanations of each segment.




This is where I tell the computer what variables I will be using in this program.

int mNum = 0;
boolean programStart = false;
PFont progFont;
int preProgMNum= 0;


Here I make a window and tell the computer what each of the variables will be equal to:

void setup() {
  size(700, 700);
  progFont = loadFont("Helvetica-48.vlw");
  mNum = millis();
  textFont(progFont, 50);
}

Here I draw a background, then wait until the mouse is pressed to start the program. Where it says
"firstFlower()" and "secondFlower()", it is doing commands that I program later in the program.

void draw() {
  background(0);
  if (programStart) {
    mNum = millis() - preProgMNum;
    firstFlower();
    secondFlower();
    if(mNum > 20000){
      text("Happy Mother's Day!", 100,100);
    }
 
  }
  else {
    preProgMNum = millis();
    text("Click the screen to start", 85, 300);
  }
}

Here's where I start the program when the mouse is clicked

void mouseClicked() {
  programStart = true;
}


//Here's where I draw the Daisy-ish flower:
void firstFlower() {

  //Here's the stem:
  stroke(40, 240, 12);
  strokeWeight(13);
  noFill();
  if (mNum > 500) {
    arc(170, 650, 100, 100, HALF_PI + QUARTER_PI, PI + QUARTER_PI);
  }
  if (mNum > 1000) {
    arc(98, 580, 100, 100, 0-QUARTER_PI, 0+QUARTER_PI);
  }
  if (mNum > 1500) {
    noFill();
    arc(170, 510, 100, 100, HALF_PI + QUARTER_PI, PI + QUARTER_PI);
  }
  if (mNum > 2000) {
    noFill();
    arc(98, 440, 100, 100, 0-QUARTER_PI, 0+QUARTER_PI);
  }
  if (mNum >2500) {
    arc(170, 370, 100, 100, HALF_PI + QUARTER_PI, PI + QUARTER_PI);
  }
  if (mNum > 3000) {
    arc(98, 300, 100, 100, 0-QUARTER_PI, 0+QUARTER_PI);
  }
  // The leaves:
  if (mNum > 3500) {
    fill(40, 240, 12);
    pushMatrix();
    translate(185, 550);
    rotate(QUARTER_PI);
    ellipse(0, 0, 40, 90);
    popMatrix();
  }
  if (mNum>4000) {
    fill(40, 240, 12);
    pushMatrix();
    translate(90, 460);
    rotate(-QUARTER_PI);
    ellipse(0, 0, 40, 90);
    popMatrix();
  }
  //The yellow center:
  if (mNum>4500) {
    fill(255, 248, 33);
    noStroke();
    ellipse(125, 270, 50, 50);
  }


  //The petals:
  if (mNum > 5000) {
    fill(240);
    pushMatrix();
    translate(125, 270);
    for (int i = 0; i < 36; i++) {
      ellipse(0, -60, 30, 80);
      rotate(PI/6);
    }
    popMatrix();
  }
}


//Here's the rose:
void secondFlower() {
  stroke(40, 240, 12);
  strokeWeight(13);
  noFill();

This is where I draw the rose's stem:

if (mNum > 5500) {
    arc(565, 650, 100, 100, HALF_PI + QUARTER_PI, PI + QUARTER_PI);
  }
  if (mNum > 6000) {
    arc(493, 580, 100, 100, 0-QUARTER_PI, 0+QUARTER_PI);
  }
  if (mNum > 6500) {
    arc(565, 510, 100, 100, HALF_PI + QUARTER_PI, PI + QUARTER_PI);
  }
  if (mNum > 7000) {
    arc(493, 440, 100, 100, 0-QUARTER_PI, 0+QUARTER_PI);
  }
  if (mNum > 7500) {
    arc(565, 370, 100, 100, HALF_PI + QUARTER_PI, PI + QUARTER_PI);
  }
  if (mNum > 8000) {
    arc(493, 300, 100, 100, 0-QUARTER_PI, 0+QUARTER_PI);
  }
  if (mNum > 8500) {
    arc(565, 230, 100, 100, HALF_PI + QUARTER_PI, PI + QUARTER_PI);
  }



The leaves on the stem are here:

if (mNum > 9000) {
    pushMatrix();
    noStroke();
    fill(40, 240, 12);
    translate(575, 400);
    rotate(QUARTER_PI);
    ellipse(0, 0, 40, 90);
    popMatrix();
  }
  if (mNum > 9500) {
    pushMatrix();
    noStroke();
    fill(40, 240, 12);
    translate(485, 500);
    rotate(-QUARTER_PI);
    ellipse(0, 0, 40, 90);
    popMatrix();
  }


And, here's the rose itself. To make it look like it is growing, it starts from the innermost petal and adds one every half second. To make it seem as if the petal I'm adding is under the others, I have to draw all of the other petals again after I draw the one I'm adding. That is why this part is so long and repetitive.

strokeWeight(2);
  stroke(0);
  fill(237, 14, 14);
  if (mNum > 19500) {
    ellipse(515, 215, 70, 70);
    ellipse(520, 190, 60, 60);
    ellipse(525, 230, 56, 56);
    ellipse(543, 212, 53, 53);
    ellipse(530, 215, 50, 50);
    ellipse(516, 215, 50, 50);
    ellipse(520, 194, 47, 47);
    ellipse(533, 195, 45, 45);
    ellipse(525, 215, 40, 40);
    ellipse(530, 205, 37, 37);
    ellipse(525, 195, 35, 35);
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 19000) {
    ellipse(520, 190, 60, 60);
    ellipse(525, 230, 56, 56);
    ellipse(543, 212, 53, 53);
    ellipse(530, 215, 50, 50);
    ellipse(516, 215, 50, 50);
    ellipse(520, 194, 47, 47);
    ellipse(533, 195, 45, 45);
    ellipse(525, 215, 40, 40);
    ellipse(530, 205, 37, 37);
    ellipse(525, 195, 35, 35);
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 18500) {
    ellipse(525, 230, 56, 56);
    ellipse(543, 212, 53, 53);
    ellipse(530, 215, 50, 50);
    ellipse(516, 215, 50, 50);
    ellipse(520, 194, 47, 47);
    ellipse(533, 195, 45, 45);
    ellipse(525, 215, 40, 40);
    ellipse(530, 205, 37, 37);
    ellipse(525, 195, 35, 35);
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 18000) {
    ellipse(543, 212, 53, 53);
    ellipse(530, 215, 50, 50);
    ellipse(516, 215, 50, 50);
    ellipse(520, 194, 47, 47);
    ellipse(533, 195, 45, 45);
    ellipse(525, 215, 40, 40);
    ellipse(530, 205, 37, 37);
    ellipse(525, 195, 35, 35);
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 17500) {
    ellipse(530, 215, 50, 50);
    ellipse(516, 215, 50, 50);
    ellipse(520, 194, 47, 47);
    ellipse(533, 195, 45, 45);
    ellipse(525, 215, 40, 40);
    ellipse(530, 205, 37, 37);
    ellipse(525, 195, 35, 35);
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 17000) {
    ellipse(516, 215, 50, 50);
    ellipse(520, 194, 47, 47);
    ellipse(533, 195, 45, 45);
    ellipse(525, 215, 40, 40);
    ellipse(530, 205, 37, 37);
    ellipse(525, 195, 35, 35);
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 16500) {
    ellipse(520, 194, 47, 47);
    ellipse(533, 195, 45, 45);
    ellipse(525, 215, 40, 40);
    ellipse(530, 205, 37, 37);
    ellipse(525, 195, 35, 35);
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 16000) {
    ellipse(533, 195, 45, 45);
    ellipse(525, 215, 40, 40);
    ellipse(530, 205, 37, 37);
    ellipse(525, 195, 35, 35);
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 15500) {
    ellipse(525, 215, 40, 40);
    ellipse(530, 205, 37, 37);
    ellipse(525, 195, 35, 35);
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 15000) {
    ellipse(530, 205, 37, 37);
    ellipse(525, 195, 35, 35);
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 14500) {
    ellipse(525, 195, 35, 35);
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum >14000) {
    ellipse(517, 205, 32, 32);
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 13500) {
    ellipse(528, 207, 27, 27);
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 13000) {
    ellipse(524, 203, 25, 25);
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 12500) {
    ellipse(530, 200, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 12000) {
    ellipse(525, 195, 20, 20);
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }
  if (mNum > 11500) {
    ellipse(525, 200, 15, 15);
  }


And finally , here are the thorns.

  noStroke();
  fill(40, 240, 12);
  if (mNum > 10000) {
    triangle(510, 646, 510, 654, 490, 650);
  }
  if (mNum > 10500) {
    triangle(549, 576, 545, 584, 569, 580);
  }
  if (mNum > 11000) {
    triangle(510, 376, 510, 364, 490, 370);
  }
}

New Building!

     Two days ago, CSCL moved to a third new building! Of the three I have been in this year, I like this one the most. It is directly across from a very large park, in what used to be a nepalese convenience store. It is also fairly near the library, as well as a burger and pizza place.

     The building has two floors, and has more space than of any of the past ones. We have an air hockey table in the basement, and the old fridges are being used for storage. There is an outdoor area behind the building that they are currently working to fence in. Most of our stuff has been moved to this place.

     To get to it, every morning I ride the bus from a stop very close to my house to a stop just across the street from it. I love the new space.

Thanks for reading, and any ideas can go in the comments!

Blience Tuesday #2: Trees

    This is number two in the Blience Tuesday series. This post will be about trees. I will be splitting it up into three parts: pollen allergies, why they change color in the fall, and where they get nutrients. In part one, I will explain why the body dislikes pollen. I part two, I will explain chemically why the leaves grow more colorful in the fall. Finally I will explain where trees get the nutrients that they need to grow.

     First of all, pollen. Pollen is a cell made by the plant to let it reproduce. Some types of pollen are carried by insects, such as the pollen of the sunflower or orchid, where as other species of plant have the wind carry their pollen like a pine tree or oak. I a human inhales pollen, the body recognizes it as an unknown cell, and tries to try to get rid of it, and keep any more of it away by making you sneeze, making more mucus, and making your eyes itchy.

     Second, and my favorite of these three, is color-changing leaves. Before I get into why they change, I want to explain why they are green in the first place. There is a chemical called chlorophyll that colors the leaves green. Chlorophyll is present in the leaves because it is helpful in photosynthesis. In late summer, the tree begins to gradually block of the leaves, blocking the chlorophyll supply. There are chemicals called carotenoids presentin the leaves the entire year, but are usually masked by the green. Once the green is gone, these chemicals dye the leaves orange-yellow. There are more chemicals, called anthocyanins, which are produced in late summer and dyes the leaves red-purple. These two chemicals result in beautiful trees in the fall.

     Lastly, nutrients. Now many people have heard of photosynthesis, and probably know that it involves leaves geting energy from the sunlight. What I did not know about photosynthesis until I researched this is that the carbon dioxide that plants absorb from the air and the water that they absorb from the ground via their roots is also a part of this process. The water helps turn the light energy from the sun into chemical energy, which then turns the CO2 into sugars, feeding the plant. I think this process is amazing, and find it very interesting.

Thanks for reading!

Bibliography:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergic_rhinitis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree
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Ice Cream vs. Frozen Yogurt

     Fairly recently, two frozen yogurt stores/restaurants have moved in to my neighborhood. Every day, when I walk from the subway to CSCL, I pass a frozen yogurt place. So I thought I could write a blog post comparing frozen yogurt to ice cream.

     Frozen Yogurt's main ingredients are yogurt and a sweetener, as well as whatever flavoring and coloring are needed for the desired look and taste. Ice cream is made from frozen cream (sometimes two types of cream), with flavoring. Frozen yogurt often has less fat, being made with milk instead of cream. From my experience, frozen yogurt is mostly fruit flavored, whereas ice cream has a much greater variety of flavors. Frozen yogurt is often softer (texture-wise) than ice cream.

Overall, frozen yogurt often provides a nice cool, tart texture, whereas ice cream is creamy and sweet. Thanks for reading, and if you have post ideas, put them in the comments!