Cupcake party!

I invited a couple friends over to bake cupcakes and to stuff ourselves. I prepared some hummus with carrots and red pepper slices, so we'd have something to balance out all of the sugar. Fun times ensued.


Mini almond cupcakes. VCTOTW goldens made with almond extract, with almond-flavored cooked buttercream, and a perfect raspberry.


Black bottom cupcakes. VCTOTW chocolate cupcakes, with creamy filling.

Superior to Cream Cheese filling
8 oz. Better Than Cream Cheese (1 container, non-hydrogenated)
1/3 c. unrefined cane sugar
1 tbs. plain, unsweeted soy yogurt
2 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
6 oz. chocolate chips


Mix all of the ingredients together and scoop a heaping tablespoon onto each cupcake (12) before baking at 350F for about 20 minutes. Let these cool and set before messing with them too much. The soft filling makes them pretty delicate.


Ooey-gooey insides. (Lizzi should be a hand model.)



Tiramisu cups from VCTOTW, with coffee instead of Kahlua.


All together.

6 comments:

anna/village vegan said...

why don't I have vegan friends who like cupcakes? boo

they look beautiful!

mel said...

actually, only one of them is vegan, but everyone loves cupcakes!

KleoPatra said...

i want to have a fun baking adventure with friends like this. Totally wonderful. Your chocolate cupcakes are amazing. Those ooey gooey insides make my insides feel ooey gooey. So awesome. i appreciate you having the "healthy" foods there for balance. That's sooooo something i can relate to. i wish i was your friend and we lived geographically close 'cause i'd so be there next time!!! Thanks for sharing this fun experience.

Anonymous said...

these black bottom cuppers are making me swoon. seriously.

Anonymous said...

i was so sad yesterday when i got home to find my half of the black bottom cupcake was gone! i need to invest in a safe to hide my treats!

thanks for the party.

mel said...

bastard!