Thus beginning the busiest time of year for aspiring bakers and obsessive "foodies" ( i want that to come off as un-snarky as possible.....k?). This past Sunday I made the (long!) journey back to Astoria, to visit a long lost best friend, Brandon. (that's Biko to you). i was entering vegan territories, and i wanted to honor their dietary lifestyle as much as possible. I was excited to be a part of an entirely Vegan Thanksgiving! I made (oh shocker)Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting!
with not a drop of dairy or meat, I made a batch of pretty successful little cakes. The great thing about vegan living (in this day and age) is that there are so many recipes reflecting vegan wishes, and many options to fulfill any craving at all. (Yes there is vegan bacon.....but that is one substitute i can't get behind....sorry mom) Much literature and websites are dedicated to the art of vegan living, promoting a safe and healthy change in diet.
anywho, the cupcakes were a smash and - as always- super fun to make. it was the first time i had made buttercream frosting....a staple in the cake/cupcake community. it.........takes.......patience. the requested time to beat the frosting is 7 minutes.
"yea yea, 7 minutes, that's nothing." Uhm. you're wrong. by minute 4 I thought "yup, looks good to me!" as my arm got all crampy and my attention span officialy gave way to anything that wasn't beating that damn frosting. needless to say, had i persevered the extra 3 minutes (!) Cookies and cream frosting would have been even more fluffly. And with buttercream, the fluffier the waaaaay better.
We served them after dinner, which was.....Tofurkey, stuffing, roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, apple-plum sauce, cornbread.....ooooo....and Apple mashed potatoes Dumplings!! *(they came with the Tofurkey; which tasted like veggie bologna and was stuffed with...you guess it, stuffing.) it was all so good! everyone contributed to the table, and we laughed and drank wine and grew sluggish as the contents on our plates grew smaller.
And then came dessert, pumpkin pie (so good! a classic) and my cupcakes. here they are:
the batter only made 10, rats!
mmmm a sea of cupcakes. with little Newman O's poking up like shark fins.and that was that! A lovely thanksgiving, the first of a few, I am fortunate to say.
p.s. Some favorites on vegan bookshelves.
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World
How it All Vegan
Garden of Vegan
Happy reading and a wonderful Thanksgiving to all!
3 comments:
OK so no shit, I used the EXACT SAME recipe (except just made regular buttercream frosting not your fancy cookies and cream kind) for my class because 2 people are vegan and I wanted them to eat the treats I was bound to make for them. Mine came out pretty good too, a lot better than I though they were going to be. Anyway, thought I would share the weird coincidence with you.
thought not though
i was shocked at how well they came out, they were super moist! (are you one those people who hates the word moist? i am, but i don't knowwhat else to say...hahah) anyway. yea, newman's cookies, food processor="Fancy frosting"
xox
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