Vegan Cupcakes For Haiti

With a generous contribution of ingredient mula from J. “Whoa Whoa Whoa” Roth and a pint of midnight oil, I whipped up 2 batches of vegan cupcakes (VCTOTW‘s basic vanilla with chocolate ganache and basic chocolate with buttercream) for Vegan Drinks‘ Vegan Bake Sale for Haiti. Said cupcakes were made after a full day of work and a full night of school. Here they are on the subway on my lap as I traveled to work, after the Electrician drove me safely to the subway and alleviated the need to transfer in rush hour with my little cakes and before CandyPenny picked them up from  my job so I wouldn’t have to commute with them to and from my Morningside Heights campus.

Finally at Angels and Kings after yet another round of double-duty, CandyPenny’s and my cupcakes were tagged and priced and ready for mouth-mates. All in all, the baked goods raised $1,450 for animals in displaced by the horrific earthquake in Haiti. For more information, see SuperVegan’s blog posting here.

Nothing is more inviting at a sweet bake sale then a little bit of savory. Mini-pizzas were on sale along with stuffed “crawdaddy” veggies pockets to balance out your tastebuds.

So I got some real yummy cupcakes at the sale. A vegan version of Hostess’s famous cream-filled chocolate cupcakes and my favorite vanilla with chocolate frosting combo cupcake. There is something so endearing about home-made. I guess that helped the bar reel em in. The place was packed!

As well as a super-sweet and pretty pink-frosted vanilla. But phew, that was enough for me. With my 24 cupcake contribution and purchase of goods, I donated a total of $88! 

But Sunday, January 31 was a new day and it was time to attend yet another Vegan Bake Sale for Haiti! This time it was at Moo Shoes, New York City’s all-vegan shoe store, and it was just as an attendee. After a foundation of a big lunch a few blocks away, it was time for dessert.

And with a new day came a renewed taste for cupcakes! I started with a lovely chocolate and vanilla cupcake topped with sweet strawberry buttercream.

Tables were loaded with a wide variety of vegan goodies including scones, peanut brittle, cookies, chocolates, Sweet & Sara marshmallow hearts, Babycakes, many flavors of cupcakes, dog treats, brownies, biscotti, bars, dried fruit, home-made granolas, etc. There was also a raffle in the back and plenty of space to peruse Moo Shoes’s awesome selection of footwear. On-hand as well to round out the afternoon, complimentary copies of Bust magazine.

Public service, with manners.