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Vegans need nut In this sweet and sassy guide, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, ROMERO have been cooking up trouble in Brooklyn since the some indulgence too!” • G Cupcakes Golden E author of the smash-hit cookbook Vegan with a Vengeance, —from the foreword by SARA QUIN, TEGAN AND SARA ’80s. The author of Vegan with a Vengeance, Isa (left, above) has and Terry Hope Romero serve up a batch of everyone’s favorite Coco E done vegan cooking demonstrations around the country and has • dessert. Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World unleashes more S been featured in many print and online publications, including g than 75 recipes for cupcakes and frostings—some innovative, “Completely dishes sharp-as-a-tack writing, stunning Vanilla Bust, Herbivore, Gothamist.com, and more. Since 2003, Isa and tin some classics—with beautiful color photographs. photography and design, simple yet delicious recipes V Terry (right, above) have hosted the public access/podcast and a manifesto for world domination.”—VEGNEWS Every single recipe has been tested to perfection, so sneak ros Take these ’cakes into any party and watch them win over the vegan cooking show The Post Punk Kitchen. Along the way, F crowd. Indulge in: “Written chattily and supportively for even the most Cupcakes they have baked thousands of cupcakes. Visit their Web sites at eam oven-phobic . An irresistible delight.”—BUST t www.theppk.com and http://vegancupcakes.wordpress.com. • Brooklyn Brownie Cupcakes Over a d rcr “I can’t wait to have a cupcake/champagne party • Chocolate and Vanilla Marble Cupcakes REBECCA BENT k l Cover and interior photographs by so we can try them all!”—ALICIA SILVERSTONE • S’mores Cupcakes • e r • Lemon Macadamia Cupcakes Ti the Butte r o INCLUDES MORE THAN 40 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT o • Mucho Margarita Cupcakes amisu v w an $15.95 COOKING e • Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes g e ISBN-13: 978-1-56924-273-5 World r th Cover design by Josh Hooten ISBN-10: 1-56924-273-9 • Cappuccino Cupcakes fi lled with Espresso Crème Ve Author photograph by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero Cupcake y You’ll also learn Isa and Terry’s secrets of no-fail baking, MARLOWE & COMPANY rr iry-free rec inspired decorating, piping like a pro, and shopping for vegan da ipes e ingredients, plus true cupcake anecdotes from the trenches. pbe l An imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. 5 fo u s 7 r c t r When Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, no dessert lover s u a www.marlowepub.com a pcakes th R can resist! g Icin Agave Natural Super • Cupcakes Gingerbread • Cupcakes mores ’ Distributed by Publishers Group West S VeganCup_MECH_R2.indd 1 FINISH: GLOSS | COLOR: 4C | ART: LIVE | SPECIAL INST: 2/15/07 7:16:17 PM 5808 VeganCupcake(FIN)2R1.qx 12/15/06 1:19 PM Page i PRAISE FOR Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World “Packed with 75 dairy-free recipes and lush photos aimed at making vegans and omnivores drool.” –Washington Post ✤ “Written chattily and supportively for even the most oven-phobic . reading this is like having a couple of fun, socially conscious post-punk pals over for a slumber party . Each page of this cookbook contains an irresistible delight.” –Bust ✤ “Work your way up from amateur to vegan cupcake master of the universe.” –VegNews ✤ “Yep, they’re all dairy-free, but do you really want to waste time talking egg substitutes when there are Cappuccino Cupcakes filled with Espresso Crème to be eaten?” –Gannett News Service ✤ 5808 VeganCupcake(FIN)2R1.qx 12/15/06 1:19 PM Page ii “If you like sweet things (and who doesn’t?) and you’re vegan you are seriously missing out if this book doesn’t inhabit your kitchen shelf.” –SuperVegan.com ✤ “I am giving this amazing cookbook to all my friends! These beautiful cupcakes are delicious and loaded with wonderful ingredients. I can’t wait to have a cupcake/champagne party so we can try them all!” –Alicia Silverstone PRAISE FOR vegan with a vengeance “Plenty of attitude, and killer recipes to back it up. Watch out Betty Crocker.” –Erik Marcus, Vegan.com ✤ “[Features] dairy-free desserts that are tasty enough to fool most omnivores.” –Publishers Weekly ✤ “Good, honest vegan recipes with broad appeal.” –Associated Press ✤ “Creative, inventive and yummy . amazingly decadent desserts.” –Herbivore 1569242735-ALLrev.qxd:VeganCupcake2R1.qxd 9/9/08 12:25 PM Page iii Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero N CUPCA A K G E E 75 S V DAIRY- FREE RECIPES FOR CUPCAKES THAT RULE T A D K E L O OR VER THE W Photography by Rebecca Bent A MEMBER OF THE PERSEUS BOOKS GROUP 1569242735-ALLrev.qxd:VeganCupcake2R1.qxd 9/9/08 12:25 PM Page iv To Bea Arthur, in hopes that she will see this and give us a quote for the next book. We love you Bea! Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. 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For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group,2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, or call (800) 810-4145, ext. 5000, or e-mail [email protected]. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1569242735-ALLrev2.qxd:VeganCupcake2R1.qxd 2/8/10 5:55 PM Page v Contents Foreword by Sara Quin, Tegan and Sara vii Vanilla Gluten Freedom Cupcakes 46 Introduction 1 Classic Cupcakes 50 Cupcakes A to Z 3 Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting 51 How to Make Kick- Ass Gingerbread Cupcakes Cupcakes 5 with Lemony Frosting 53 Metric Conversions 6 Crimson Velveteen Cupcakes with Old- Fashioned Velvet Icing 55 Ingredients 7 Peanut Butter Cupcakes 59 Tools for Taking Over the World15 Chocolate Cherry Crème Cupcakes 61 Troubleshooting: When Bad Things Happen to Good Cupcakes21 Brooklyn vs. Boston Cream Pie Cakes 65 Decorating Your Cupcakes 25 Maple Cupcakes with Creamy Maple Frosting and Sugared Walnuts 67 The Recipes 31 Pineapple Right- Side- Up Cupcakes 70 Basic Cupcakes 32 Chocolate Mint Cupcakes 73 Golden Vanilla Cupcakes 33 S’mores Cupcakes 75 Your Basic Chocolate Cupcake 37 Brooklyn Brownie Cupcakes 78 Sexy Low-fat Vanilla Cupcakes with Fresh Berries 41 Banana Split Cupcakes 81 Simple Vanilla and Agave Nectar Chocolate and Vanilla Marble Cupcakes 44 Cupcakes 83 CONTENTS v 5808 VeganCupcake(FIN).qx 6/29/06 7:02 PM Page vi Fancy Cupcakes 85 Apple Cider Cupcakes 131 Toasted Coconut Cupcakes Mucho Margarita Cupcakes 133 with Coffee Buttercream Frosting 87 Blueberry Lemon Crème Cupcakes 136 Apricot-Glazed Almond Cupcakes 89 Cappuccino Cupcakes Filled Chocolate Stout Cupcakes 91 with Espresso Crème 138 Dulce Sin Leche Cupcakes 93 Frostin’s and Fillin’s 141 Lemon Macadamia Cupcakes Vegan Fluffy Buttercream Frosting 142 with Lemon Buttercream 95 Rich Chocolate Ganache Topping 143 Green Tea Cupcakes with Green Tea Glaze and Almond Flowers 97 Chocolate Buttercream Frosting 144 Orange Pudding Cupcakes Orange Buttercream Frosting 145 with Chocolate Ganache 101 Brown Rice Caramel Glaze 146 Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes 104