Chloe Coscarelli amazes judges on Cupcake Wars with her Vegan cupcakes. Image sourced from NY Times

A while ago, we brought you a list of amazing Vegan Cupcake recipes.  We included 25 recipes in our list from all over the internet, but there was one notable absence, and that was that we didn’t bring you any recipes created by Chef Chloe Coscarelli.

If you think the name sounds familiar, you are correct, Chloe was the winner of Cupcake Wars with her Vegan cupcakes.  She surprised many people not least the judges who were skeptical about the Vegan cupcake competing against the standard eggs and butter cupcakes.  Journalist Tara Parker-Pope traces Chloe’s journey in an article in the NY Times about not only cupcakes but the gaining popularity of Vegan Food that is not only good, but often better than our traditional foods.

So if you are keen to try some Vegan cupcakes that are quite possibly better than the competition, here are the links to Chef Chloe’s cupcake recipes. Most are on her blog but one is in VegNews:

* Raspberry Tiramisu Cupcakes

* Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

* Fluffy Coconut Cupcakes

* Creme-filled Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

Of course you can find lots of other fantastic Vegan recipes on Chef Chloe’s blog here.

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Rosewater cupcake from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero

Quite often in our 25 or 50 round ups we specialize in the decoration of the cupcake, what it looks like and how it can fit a theme, but this time we decided to look under the frosting to find you cupcakes that were vegan.

Because with these cuppies, it is what is inside that counts we have focused on bringing you recipes over design, however we have some of these too!  From numbers 1-20 below you can expect to find at least one recipe on the site to make the type of cupcake in the heading.  Enjoy!

1. Chocolate and Orange Cupcakes

Mmm I just love those chocolate oranges that you can buy, there is something about the combination of the two flavors which is simply amazing.  So one of our first cupcakes had to be the Chocolate Orange Cupcakes from Post Punk Kitchen.  This site has lots of vegan recipes for both cupcakes and other food, so if you are vegan it may be worth your while bookmarking it.

2. Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

At Chow there are a heap of great recipes, including this basic vegan chocolate cupcake recipe.  There is a section at the end, which gives the cookies and cream variation.  I’m all for variety and these look sensational!

3. St Patty’s Treat: Chocolate Stout Cupcakes

So this one is not a blog but a cooking site, but VegCooking is worth pointing out as there are so many recipes here and ideas.  These cupcakes in particular caught my fancy as they are a bit different using Irish stout.

4. Nitendo Power Vanilla Cupcakes

Okay, so this one is also a little different, they are Vegan Mario Mushroom Vanilla Cupcakes!  The design of these is pretty fun and would be great for a child’s birthday party.  These cupcakes are supplied by the Peta2 blog.

5. Vanilla Cupcakes with Tofu

I love the look of these fantastic vegan cupcakes!  Using tofu or soy yoghurt is a great way to make your vegan cupcakes a hit.  This recipe is a creation of the Wright Recipes blog so would be a great one to try if you are looking for a new twist on your vegan cupcake.

6. Green Chocolate Cupcakes

The Unquiet Mind Blog has taken her basic chocolate cupcake recipe from Chow (who we have linked above).  It is repeated on her website too, but she has added a touch of green coloring to the cake and the frosting to make these beautiful cupcakes.  Though I note that the flowers are probably not vegan, of course you can make these from marzipan.

7. Valentine Vegan Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

The Long Thread also provides a variation of the Chow cupcake recipe, where they modified the recipe to use dark cocoa powder instead.  This resulted in a dark almost black cupcake.  For the frosting she created the Chow recipe adding beet juice to give it color and flavor.

8. Alternative Vegan Chocolate Cupcake recipe

At Edible Crafts they have links to a number of cupcakes, but one in particular provides an alternative chocolate cupcake recipe to that supplied by Chow.  These are also beautifully decorated and come with the details you need to make the frosting.

9. Low Fat Vanilla Cupcakes with Choc Almond Frosting

Okay you have me when you say low fat and cupcake in a sentence!  These cupcakes from Miss Behavin look fabulous, and with a recipe for Chocolate Almond Frosting would be sensational!

10. Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World – Review

So if you are interested in this Vegan Cupcake book, it is worth checking out this review from A Baked Creation.  It includes what they like about the book and who it is aimed for.  They clearly loved the book, and include some of the photos and recipes for you to try.  A number of our recipes listed here come from this great book, so if you try a couple and like them, support the authors by purchasing a copy.

11. Strawberry Topped Vegan Lemon Mini Cupcakes

Wow this cupcake looks way too good, it uses Coconut Milk Yogurt, lemon juice and zest to create the flavor base of the cupcake.  Dog Hill Kitchen has then topped these fluffy little cuppies with a mix of strawberries, sugar, corn starch and lemon juice.  These must make one of the ultimate summer cupcakes!

12. Vegan S’mores Cupcakes

It wouldn’t be a wrap up without at least one recipe from Cupcake Takes the Cake, so here we have the amazing S’mores Cupcake.  The recipe is from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World and is reprinted on their blog for you to try!

13. Fluffy White Cupcakes

Shmooed Food is all about encouraging people to eat in a healthier fashion, but this doesn’t mean no fun at all,  Jennifer’s cupcakes are a testiment to that!  These are light and fluffy, and have received very positive recommendations from her readers.

14. HEAPS of Vegan Cupcake Recipes

The All About Cupcakes Vegan page states early on that “Even vegans can’t live without cupcakes”.  Never a truer word has been stated, and after so many chocolate and vanilla ideas, this website provides a heap of alternatives such as gingerbread cupcakes, carrot cupcakes, mocha raspberry cupcakes, banana cupcakes and apricot and pumpkin cupcakes.

15. Vegan Strawberry Cupcakes

Madhuram’s Eggless Cooking blog has a number of great cupcake ideas, some of which are also Vegan.  These are classic strawberry cupcakes.  The site does include the recipe, which uses vinegar, but there is no frosting recipe.

16. Vegan Chocolate Ginger Orange Cupcakes

These divine cupcakes from The Kitchn are not only easy but look amazing as well.  There is a full recipe and instructions for both the cupcakes which feature ginger, orange and coffee, as well as the frosting.

17. Cupcake Wars winning Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

These cupcakes are the very same as that which won Chloe Coscarelli of Chef Chloe the last episode of Cupcake Wars.  How can you beat a Cupcake War winning vegan cupcake!  Thanks so much to Red Velvet Stephanie for loading this for us all!

18. Vanilla Agave Cupcake

Are you getting the feeling that we are creating a collection of great recipes that originate from the Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World cupcake recipe book?  This is another one that has been tried and loved by Happy Little Vegans blog.  The recipe looks divine.

19. Chocolate Banana Caramel Cupcakes

What a mouthful, but a delicious one!  These cupcakes from Bean Town Baker are a combination of recipes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World that have been modified.  They look really great and I love the idea of having a slice of banana in the centre.

20. Margarita Cupcakes

Our final recipe is yes you guessed it from the popular Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World.  This book has certainly taken over this list!  I love the look of these too, so fresh and light looking! These ones are from the Hostess Blog.

Decorating Vegan Style

The most common way other than creating Vegan Frosting is to decorate cakes or cupcakes with Marzipan.  Now Marzipan is often vegan but not always.  Some recipes use egg whites to make it.  But the best idea is to make your own Marzipan, and then you can go crazy!

21. Vegan Marzipan Recipe

Jeanna’s Kitchen have a great vegan marzipan recipe, so we thought that should be our first stop in the five decorating vegan cupcakes we have for you.  Once you have made your marzipan following her great step by step instructions you can then color it to make whatever creations you can imagine!

22. Valentine Cupcakes

At Vegan Cupcakes there are three different decorating ideas for Vegan Valentines cupcakes.  You could make these hearts out of home made marzipan to give your ordinary cupcakes a lift!

23. Ladybug Cupcakes

Adventures of a Super Wife created these Red Velvet Cupcakes from a recipe in Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World.  She has decorated them in such a way to create simple but absolutely gorgeous little lady bugs!

24. Knitted Vegan Cupcakes

These are simply amazing looking cupcakes, the decorations are entirely made out of marzipan so are perfect for any vegan cupcake.  There is also a YouTube video on the Vegan Yum Yum blog showing you exactly how to make them.  Or if you do not like video check out the picture tutorial!

25. Marzipan Animal How To

At the Craft blog you can find this excellent tutorial to make marzipan animals.  The instructions state that you should use marzipan paste, but I couldn’t vouch that it is vegan so if you check the ingredients and it is not, substitute your own home made marzipan instead.

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That is right, this afternoon we are featuring our list of 25 Vegan Cupcakes, and best of all we have 20+ recipes for you!  So if you are vegan check back this afternoon for this fantastic collection of cupcakes!
To get you in the mood, we have two images here, the first is our #6 Green Chocolate Cupcakes from the Unquiet Mind and #19 Chocolate Banana Caramel Cupcakes from Bean Town Baker, but you will have to check back later today for links to the sites of where you can find these brilliant cupcakes!

Have a great Saturday everyone!

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We know you want them, so next week we will be featuring Vegan Cupcakes, similar to our other great wrap ups, we’ll have recipes and ideas galore!

When?

Well they will be hitting our site next Saturday afternoon at 1pm, so stay tuned!!

Until then enjoy these absolutely gorgeous looking vegan coconut cupcakes with lemon curd filling, created by Destiny’s Kitchen, and no doubt we will see more of her cakes featured from her blog!

Until then, don’t forget we have the following amazing ideas already stocked for you to devour:

• 50 Amazing Wedding Cupcake Ideas
• 25 Best Baby Boy Cupcakes
• 25 Beautiful Baby Girl Cupcakes
• 50 Summer Cupcake Ideas Part 1 and Part 2

And don’t forget, if you want us to feature something special, simply let us know!

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(c) photo Fernando Mengoni

Chicagoans are in for a sweet treat that just doesn’t come along all the time: a cupcake eating contest. According to ChicagoNow.com, Bleeding Heart is an organic bakery that is opening their third and largest location at Lincoln and Southport Avenues. At this very location, they’ll have a community café. So to celebrate the Grand Opening, they’re holding this fun and unique cupcake eating contest you just won’t want to miss!

The cupcake eating contest is open for both children and adults. It starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday. It is timed, so enjoy those sweet treats – quickly! Prizes for “most creative eater” from the delicious gourmet burger place Kuma’s Corner and also the tattoo shops, The Alley and Taylor Street Tattoo.

The Bleeding Heart Bakery is home to lots of yummy cupcakes, including “Plain Jane chocolate raspberry” vegan cupcakes, “Fancy Schmancy ginger mint mojito” cupcakes and other sweet and unique treats. The bakery offers gluten-free, soy-free and other types of treats that are sure to please distinctive palates or those with allergies or other needs.

What a great contest! Good luck to all of those Chicago cupcake lovers!

Source: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye-wrigleyville/2010/07/wrigleyville-biz-spot-bleeding-heart-bakery-coming-soon-to-lakeview.html

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photo credit: Don’t Lose Your Lunch

Valentine’s Day is the time to celebrate the beauty of love and relationships. Whether you are married or dating, presenting your significant other with a vegan Valentine’s Day cupcake is a great way of making the day more eco-friendly. The usual options of flowers and candy are great, of course, but cupcakes are also perfect for the holiday. They are cute, delicious, and beautifully designed.

Vegan cupcakes don’t have any ingredients that were derived from animals. Therefore, these cupcakes won’t contain milk, butter or eggs. However, with a bit of advance planning, you can make sure these cupcakes are still delicious.

Nothing says romance like a homemade touch. Your significant other will know that you went the extra mile to create something special for Valentine’s Day. If you are making your own vegan cupcakes for Valentine’s Day, there are plenty of recipes that you can easily find online.

Instead of the eggs, you will usually be replacing flax seeks or silken tofu. The flax seeds need to be ground finely and then you simply need to beat in some water. This process gives the flax seeds a gooey quality that will make them a great substitution for eggs. You can also use silken tofu instead of eggs. The ratio is about ¼ of a cup tofu to equal one egg. Many people who make vegan cupcakes will also choose to use a banana. To make the correct quantity for one egg, use about ½ a banana.

So what about the other traditional cupcake ingredients of milk and butter? Milk can be substituted with soymilk, or rice milk. Even almond milk will do the trick. Instead of butter, you can use margarine. The quantity would be ¼ teaspoon of margarine standing in for ½ a cup of butter. Canola oil can also stand in for butter. Simply reduce the amount that you would need of the butter. You need slightly less oil that you would have needed butter.

As far as cupcake flavors go, nearly all of them will work for Valentine’s Day. Popular choices are chocolate cupcakes, or strawberry cupcakes. After all, pink is a popular color for Valentine’s Day.

Now that you have some idea of what ingredients can be substituted to make vegan cupcakes, you can try some decorating. Typically, you want some sort of pink or red decorations on your Valentine’s Day cupcakes. You can make a chocolate or vanilla cupcake and give it pink or red frosting and it automatically starts to look more suitable for Valentine’s Day.

You can really get creative on Valentine’s Day and decorate your vegan cupcakes with smiles, heart shapes, flower designs, and even “X” and “O” symbols. If you have a batch of cupcakes ready, you can decorate each one differently with different shades of pinks and reds and different hearts. Some other great decorative touches for vegan cupcakes for Valentine’s Day would be to add chocolate frosting with pink embellishments or pink frosting with coconut.

Just remember since your cupcakes are vegan, make sure that not only are there no animal products in your cakes, but also none in your frosting. Remember the frosting should have no eggs, milk or butter, so make sure you replace these animal products with one of the ingredients mentioned above. If your significant other is a vegan, and you go out of your way to make vegan cupcakes for Valentine’s Day, you can be sure that your efforts will be truly appreciated

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These green tea and ginger cupcakes by rwarren69 would go great with a warm beverage on a cold winter day. The tea cup is made using a chocolate mold and sits above lemon icing. Love the idea of making healthy cupcakes or healthier cupcakes

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If you are planning a big meal for the holidays with family and friends, you should always pay some attention to the needs of vegetarians or vegans. If you have non-meat eating guests attending, remember that they will also be hungry, in the holiday spirit and prepared to eat! While vegetarians avoid eating animals, vegans avoid food that was derived from an animal in any way. That means that you will need to prepare a course, side and dessert that has no animal protein, cheese, milk or even honey.

Picture: Vegan chocolate cupcakes with atomic fireball by Kelly Sue

It should come as no surprise that if you have a vegan coming over, and all of the food you have prepared is full of ingredients derived from animals, your vegan friend is likely to leave your get-together hungry and maybe even a bit depressed. After all, just eating only a boring salad is no fun when everyone else is gorging on turkey, side dishes, and delicious desserts prepared with butter and milk!

When planning a holiday vegan meal, one great place to start is dessert! That way your vegan pals will leave your holiday meal in good spirits. There are many dessert favorites that can be remade with no dairy, including cupcakes. Vegan cupcakes are extremely easy to make. Unlike some desserts, it is really easy to substitute vegan ingredients into a cupcake. Most people who aren’t vegans will never know the difference between vegan cupcakes and regular cupcakes, as both are equally delicious.

Picture: Rocky road cupcake by Norwichnuts

If you already know how to make cupcakes, adapting your recipe for vegan cupcakes should be, well, “a piece of cake.” Instead of a standard shortening made with animal products, opt for a vegan shortening. A popular shortening to choose which works great in vegan cupcakes is called Earth Balance. To replace milk or cream, substitute soymilk, rice milk or almond milk in your vegan cupcakes. You can find some great ideas for recipes with a simple web search of “vegan cupcakes.” There are also some creative books on the subject such as Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World.

Once you have the basics of your vegan cupcake ready, now is the time to make your vegan cupcakes into holiday cupcakes. This means lots of creativity and great decorations. This is where the real fun begins.

One easy idea for holiday vegan cupcakes is to make a fluffy white frosting for the top of the cupcake. The frosting will look like snow. Once your snow is in place, you can decorate these cupcakes with little green Christmas trees, Santa’s and images of gifts. These cute adornments can also be bought at the store. (Just make sure that they don’t have dairy products in them.)

Picture: Gingerbread vegan cupcakes by statelyenglishmanor

Another great idea for a vegan cupcake for the holidays is to make a gingerbread vegan cupcake. This is an innovative treat based on the classic idea of a gingerbread man or gingerbread house, which everyone knows is popular around the holidays. If you serve your guests gingerbread vegan cupcakes, they won’t miss the dairy one bit!

If you want to get even more advanced with your holiday vegan cupcakes, you can shape the cupcakes themselves like popular holiday icons. For example, you can quickly build a snowman cupcake or Rudolph cupcake. These cupcakes can even be three-dimensional and take the cupcake shape to a whole new level. All of these things can be accomplished with a vegan cupcake. The holidays are a great excuse to experiment!

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photo credit: norwichnuts

I am hoping to find the recipe for this amazing vegan cupcake. Make me want to just reach through the screen and take a bite. Here is a link to the recipe by Janet Hudson for these Vegan Blueberry Blue Curacao Cupcakes. Thank you Janet!

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