Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World

[Poison Ivy]

I've been experimenting today, I used the basic chocolate cupcake and did these

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f158/rubysoho73/debspictures007.jpg

with a fluffy peppermint frosting, half a chocolate mint thin and drizzled them with chocolate ganache:)

and had a bash at the peanut butter-cream frosting

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f158/rubysoho73/debspictures009-1.jpg

which doesn't stand up as well piping - but sure does taste rather nice, and again some more ganache drizzled on top!:)

[twinkle]

Mmmm :drooling:

Those look great. Aaghh! Now I'm hungry for cake!

[Roxy]

They look professional Ivy!!! Yum!!! :D

[Tigerlily]

Omg.

[auntierozzi]

Poison Ivy, you could start your own cupcake business there :-)

[Kevster]

Poison Ivy, you could start your own cupcake business there :-)

Yes i think she could, of course there'd be a need for a chief taster. Not sure but i think i have someone in mind.

[Poison Ivy]

Thank you everyone, you're all very kind....and if you all lived close enough you could come round for cupckaes and tea!:D

[Smoothie]

wauw. they look amazing. much better than the ones i've done. now i'm a bit jealous:) i want a cupcake decorating set..

[mjnewbould]

yes they look absolutely fantastic. Mine have all looked less lovely - but I have to say that everything i've tried out of that book has been delicious - much better than non-vegan cakes tasted

[Poison Ivy]

Yes i think she could, of course there'd be a need for a chief taster. Not sure but i think i have someone in mind.

It would have to be in an unpaid capacity....I'm not sure how much of a profit margin there is to be had from cupcakes:)

[Kevster]

It would have to be in an unpaid capacity....I'm not sure how much of a profit margin there is to be had from cupcakes:)

Well i guess it would depend on how many were eaten before sale, i think i could be quite thorough.

[absentmindedfan]

I could be second taster, to enable a representative opinion

[Kevster]

In which case Poison Ivy you are going to make no money whatsoever, by the time we've finished fighting over them.

[Poison Ivy]

Thank you for the offer AMF, I think an unbiased opinion would be very useful!:D

Kevster, behave yourself!! I will not allow fighting over them....I will bake double instead!!:p - or maybe quadruple if I'm ever going to make any money!!;)

[Kevster]

But they would be worth fighting over... but yes i concede that cooking a much larger amount is likely to be to our mutual satisfaction.

I now have this book, and am going to try making a few soon....

[eclectic_one]

I made the rosewater pistachio cupcakes...they were the most moist cupcakes I've made thus far, but they're my second to last favorite (only the low-fat vanilla I liked less). They were OK, but I ended up actually throwing the last one away because I was just tired of them--first time ever with cupcakes--even after I gave about 3 away. (The low-fat vanilla I gave about 6 away.)

[Katalina]

i just made the chocolate cherry creme ones last nite. between my parents and coworkers, they're all gone! definitely have to make some more now.

[jamboxrock]

I made the carrot cake cupcakes w/ cream cheese frosting last week and they were FABULOUS. They had raisins and walnuts, which I'm not always a big fan of, but they were just great. I always plan to try to get all fancy and garnish and decorate them, but I never seem to have the time or energy to do it in the end.

[tipsy]

i have the book but havent had the time to go about looking for the wierd stuff you need to make these cupcakes all fancy & shtuff...

youre just going to eat them anywaysss!!!!:D

[auntierozzi]

We just eat them practically as they come out of the oven...We are hungry folk around here too!

[rantipole]

I made the mocha cupcakes and coffee buttercream frosting. I found that the cupcakes need a little more instant coffee and the frosting needed about half-again the amount of coffe in the recipe. Given that, they were excellent! I'm making another batch this weekend.

I think the chocolate cherry creme ones will be my next project, but the apple cider ones sound so good.

Cheers,
rant

[Poison Ivy]

Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache topping....

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f158/rubysoho73/debspictures005-3.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f158/rubysoho73/debspictures004-3.jpg

...made again at my daughters request because she loves these, which I can completely understand as they're lovely and moist and fluffy...and I actually made them in the right size case this time:o

[Fyvel]

Mmm those look delicious!!!!!!

[RachelJune]

Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache topping....

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f158/rubysoho73/debspictures005-3.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f158/rubysoho73/debspictures004-3.jpg

...made again at my daughters request because she loves these, which I can completely understand as they're lovely and moist and fluffy...and I actually made them in the right size case this time:o

Those look simply delicious! I'm hoping you can share the recipe?? xx

[lozza]

mmmmmmmm peanut butter + cake + chocolate = gooooooooood

*drools*