"Animal-less"

I always wondered what a vegan cupcake would taste like. No eggs, no milk (soy milk instead). Well, for one they do not rise the same way as a regular cupcake and in turn are much more dense and compact...But, not too bad. My first ever vegan cupcake.



Ready to try? ;)

They're no NY Bagel...

BUT they are a bagel! As I was making them I wondered what is so appealing about bagels anyways. As they were being prepared, they reminded me of doughnuts (without the frying) and when I tasted them they reminded me of just a simple piece of bread. Interesting...

Anyways, I found a reciepe and decided I wanted to try it out. Actually, I found 2. SO, I made wheat and plain. Clearly, they need a little work, but Adam is happy...I guess that's all that matters. ;)
AND here are the results.......

Wheat

Plain

The dough was made from scratch, shaped, boiled, and baked. It was surprisingly simple. Now, who wants to try one?

A little Color for Your Fancy

I don't think I ever realized how many different frostings you can make and how creative you can get in order to find just the right and fun ingredients to top your cupcake. It's always fun to have a new flavored cupcake, but sometimes the most fun comes from what's on top.

Adding a little color can add just the right pizzaz the cupcake may be missing...

Back to Basics

Who doesn't love the basic cupcake? Vanilla on vanilla, chocolate on chocolate, vanilla on chocolate, or chocolate on vanilla? Sure we can get as fancy as we want with cupcakes and thats fun... but sometimes it's nice to have a simple, homemade, cupcake...that's when it's the simpler the better ;)

Homemade chocolate cupcake with homemade vanilla frosting. It's just goodness

Cupcake Mishap

WELL, in an attempt to make a batch of cupcakes this evening I realized a little too late I missed a key ingredient. As I was filling the cupcake cups the batter felt heavier and less willing to just easily slide into the cup itself. I thought it was weird, but did I question it? Not so much. Silly me. As they began to bake it finally hit me...I forgot the milk! Whoops. SO, here we are with a cupcake formed sugar cookie. Not exactly the result I was looking for :)

SO, now the question remains...do I frost this with cookie or cupcake frosting?