June 14, 2020
June must go on! And that means rainbow Pride treats to celebrate LOVE in all its varied forms. Gazing upon a bright rainbow bundt, who wouldn’t agree that diversity is so much better than same-same. I must give some credit to McCormick who inspired this bundt, even though they are Read more…
May 30, 2020
I have gotten through my entire list of baking goals during the quarantine and have been less motivated to bake ever since. I just miss sharing my baked goods–it’s half the joy of baking! So with plans for a hike in the woods of New Jersey, an impromptu batch of Read more…
May 22, 2020
It’s the start of the patriotic treats time of year. Though this one is the most somber of the holidays, I embarked upon a red, white and blue vanilla loaf because I just love those colors. It’d be a hit at some festive gathering that you’re not allowed to go Read more…
May 10, 2020
A beautiful day to celebrate Mother’s Day through the door… Let’s start with the cupcakes. Though I love to show my affection with tremendous baking undertakings, my Mom doesn’t like complicated baked goods. For her day, a basic vanilla and a fudgy chocolate frosting, reminiscent of Duncan Hines. They’re like Read more…
May 1, 2020
This Angel Food Cake trial below is over 10 years old, but ranks #5 of my most popular posts to date! Since there are so many who still look at it, I feel I owe another, and perhaps better, attempt… Yes, vegan Angel Food Cake has been a quest of Read more…
April 17, 2020
A big bummer that the French macarons I attempted to make, a two-day process, were a big fail. π’ So I made a batch of cupcakes to adorn them with my failure… and ordered some ingredients for my next attempt. Stay tuned! The extra Italian meringue would be piped into Read more…
April 4, 2020
Nostalgic eats are a huge motivator for my baking conquests. Having been vegan for so very long, I am retroactively fulfilling all of the collected cravings from all those vegan years. Because back in the day I didn’t have the skills, the ingredients, the guides… I want to acknowledge the Read more…
March 21, 2020
So when I make marshmallow, I go hard. Because a batch makes a ton–and it better given how labor intensive it is–I had three simultaneous sweet treats going on at once. Marshmallow for my scooter pies (forthcoming as I’ve yet to coat them in chocolate), marshmallow for my s’mores cupcake, Read more…
With some cookie butter in the pantry and a big batch of homemade marshmallow to use, it had to be s’mores again. Okay—blanket statement: marshmallow treats are my absolute favorite–in general, in childhood, now, later. But this cookie butter from Biscoff, my favorite garnish for s’more cupcakes, is also dream. Read more…
March 8, 2020
Citrus cakes are great for winter birthdays. For one, citrus is in season and it’s so very delicious in its prime time. For two, the fresh zesty taste brings to mind warmer days of sunshine, the ones on the horizon. So it’d be another orange cake for another special winter Read more…
February 14, 2020
Happy Love Day! And with it, one of my favorite forms of affection: cupcakes. Little ones for my students and a few big ones for my work loves. Here are the day’s red β€οΈ highlights. Cupcakes just out of the oven are magical. Like a starry night This buttercream was Read more…
February 9, 2020
That carton of orange juice made for a delicious citrus bundt for my brother’s birthday cake! And it was Vegan Richa‘s recipe (again!) that made it happen. I have some personal rules for baking that I don’t stray from: always real vanilla and never any other flavor extracts. With some Read more…
February 1, 2020
February brings a couple of special birthday baking endeavors… and I aim to please. Though a molten lava cake wouldn’t be my first choice of a cake, I am excited by a cake I have never attempted before. And it was the birthday girl’s request. But first, a low stakes Read more…
January 24, 2020
Though I was more a Yankee Doodle dandy, Drake’s being my choice in snack cakes as a child, Little Debbie holds a special place in my heart for her hexagonal twin cakes. The waxy white chocolate giving way to creme-filled yellow layers—pure nostalgia. And now, a vegan version here, from Read more…
January 18, 2020
You may have heard about the thing I have for Golden Milk lattes? So I was very happy that somebody on the interwebs made a vegan Golden Milk cake! I may have gotten around to it myself, but thankfully The Full Helping took care of business with a cake spiked Read more…
December 19, 2019
You must have not heard me the first time, World. Sweetness!! Bring it on. Especially to the children. Here my annual cupcake decorating in my classroom holiday party. I love to see their blinged out creations on my cupcakes. Chocolate only, in the vein of “you get what you get Read more…
December 17, 2019
I have several work peeps I often unload vegan sweet treats on. And more recently I have become the unloadee, receiving regular vegan baking experiments with a high level of enthusiasm. This holiday season, a give and take of vegan sweetness during designated Parent-Teacher Engagement hours. Because sharing sweetness is Read more…
December 14, 2019
Baking cookie creations during the holidays beats a trip to the store for so many reasons, especially if baking is your most comfortable and expected form of a affection. This rainy Saturday I create two special treats related to the almighty cookie. 1) The New York City bakery favorite, the Read more…
November 25, 2019
A decade of teaching, a decade of turning the classroom pumpkin into cupcakes. These are my all-time favorite cupcakes to make. Maybe because my students are always skeptical about how the pumpkin on my desk can become a delicious cupcake. Maybe because most have learned of my being vegan by Read more…
October 27, 2019
{Itβs My Party π, Part 7} It ain’t over yet. Not until I have had a slice of my birthday cake… a Vegan S’mores Cake. After realizing that Pisces Rising, who made me a beautiful cake last year, had raised their prices, I decided that I would make my own cake Read more…
September 7, 2019
Gosh, it’s been so long since I baked! It was nice to have the opportunity to get back in my baking bowls and wish a special colleague a Happy Birthday. π They are red velvet, but I didn’t go nuts with food coloring. I gave the cream cheese frosting a Read more…
July 4, 2019
I made the United States of America a marshmallow meringue, chocolate cake and berry trifle for her birthday. I used the baffling Driscoll berries because they were the only berries available. I’m going to write about this ubiquitous brand of berries, creators of big, red plump berries that taste like… Read more…
June 20, 2019
Tomorrow, Summer is here. So the teachers drink. And some will eat my cupcakes: vanilla cupcakes with a pineapple-rum compote and a cream cheese frosting. In their cabana wear. Pretty please with a cherry on top… The last of the dried pineapples I made. Cocktail mermaids A word about edible Read more…
June 19, 2019
When I was a little kid I used to huff vanilla extract from the cupboard. And to this day I’m very vanilla with my taste in cake. Nothing beats it. In my vegan life, I’ve tried many vegan vanilla cake recipes and now I am finally in love with a Read more…
June 16, 2019
The summer baking season is on! Which means berries are a-plenty. This corresponds exactly to what my Dad enjoys eating on his special day. So the guy in stripes and plaid gets layers of vanilla cake, tangy cream cheese coconut whip cream and a ton of fresh from the farm Read more…
June 8, 2019
In celebration of an impending summer, I’m thinking about tropical fruits, sunshine, and reasons to use mini cocktail umbrellas. I am thinking about my 50th state, πΊHawaiiπΊ. Beginning a process of getting there with an appreciation of its elements and its culture within and outside of the culturally-appropriated components. But Read more…
