You don't have to be on a vegan diet to enjoy these vegan baking recipes. Vegan Red Velvet Cake and Cupcakes Recipe and Vegan Cheesecake are just a few of the delicious vegan recipes in this brand new cookbook.
Save $5.90 by pre-ordering from Amazon, and Barnes & Noble now for only $11.05.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Baking is due to hit the book store shelves on April 5th, and Amazon will send the books the day it's released. It's also available in the Kindle edition for $9.99.
I received my two author's copies in the mail last week from the publisher and have been totally excited ever since. I still can't believe I'm holding the book in my hands after 14 months. It seems like yesterday!
Valentine's Day is Monday, February 14th. Do you know where your cupcakes are? Red Velvet Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are the most popular recipes for Valentines cupcakes. They're red and cute, and they taste way too good. What's not to like? Another perfect Valentines cupcake recipe are Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut Buttercream Frosting. Make a batch of each, top with red and pink sprinkles, and arrange them together on a pretty serving platter lined with a frilly white doily. Gorgeous!
Thanksgiving 2010: Turkey Day is this Thursday, November 25th. Do you have your Thanksgiving dessert recipes planned yet? Will it be Homemade Apple Pie, Classic Pumpkin Pie recipe, or Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie? Or perhaps something you haven't tried yet, like The Cheesecake Factory Red Velvet Cheesecake recipe knock-off, or maybe get a head start on Christmas Cookies and serve up a platter of Pecan Butterballs, Peanut Butter Blossoms, and Shortbread Cookies. Whatever you have a craving for, there's something here for your Thanksgiving Desserts menu.
Heart Shaped Valentine's Day Cakes, Valentine's Day Cookies, Red Desserts, Valentine Cupcakes and lots more to say "I LOVE YOU" on Valentine's Day! Red Velvet Cupcakes and New York Style Strawberry Cheesecake recipes are sure to win someone's heart this Valentine's Day.
Read my Valentine's Heart Shaped Cake story from last year. It'll give you an idea of how we made hundreds of these babies every Valentine's Day. Ahhhh, memories!
Celebrate World Nutella Day 2010 with this over-the-top, sinfully rich, ooey-gooey Nutella Chocolate Hot Fudge Pudding Cake. Awesome with fresh whipped cream and melted Nutella drizzle. Why not splurge this weekend? Throw this easy-peasy chocolate dessert recipe together in 10 minutes. Then let the oven do the rest of the work!
In a medium size bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and 2 Tbsp cocoa.
Stir in milk, oil and 1/4 cup Nutella. Spread in the baking dish. It will be very thick. You may have to use a spatula to spread it.
Mix brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa in the empty bowl, and sprinkle it evenly over batter.
Measure hot water in a 2 cup measuring cup. Add remaining 1/4 cup Nutella and stir to dissolve. Pour hot Nutella water over batter very slowly, so as not to disturb the batter. DO NOT STIR IN. Let the water sit on top in a puddle. This is where you'll think I've lost my mind, and got the recipe wrong. The water seeps into the cake as it's baking and magically makes the Nutella pudding!
Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes. Do not over bake. It will be jiggly and set up as it cools.
Serve warm or cool with sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Make sure to drizzle some extra melted Nutella over the top.
Have a slice of Chocolate Cake for National Chocolate Cake Day, January 27th! Chocolate Cupcakes, Texas Sheet Cake, Chocolate Truffle Cake, Devil's Food Cake Recipe with Chocolate Frosting, Hot Fudge Pudding Cake, Red Velvet Cake or Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake. There's more where those came from too! Make sure to pour a BIG glass of cold milk with these rich, moist cakes. You're gonna need it!
CHOCOLATE CAKE & CUPCAKE RECIPES
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake - ULTRA CREAMY, extra rich cheesecake loaded with mini chocolate chips, baked in a sweet Oreo Cookie crust.
Devil's Food Cake Recipe with Chocolate Frosting - Dark chocolate cake layers filled and frosted with chocolate fudge frosting. Decorate this moist Devil's food cake with chocolate curls, chopped walnuts or jimmies.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake - Uber-rich & creamy chocolate cheesecake, studded with chunks of Reese's PB cups, all sitting on an Oreo Cookie crust, rivals anything the Cheesecake Factory can dish out!
Red Velvet Cake Recipe - This dazzling cake is a real head-turner! With its bright red cake layers, and snow white frosting, this gorgeous cake will be the hit of the party!
Eclair Cake Recipe with Chocolate Frosting - This no-bake eclair cake layered with graham crackers, Cool Whip & vanilla pudding is frosted with homemade chocolate icing. Also called ice box cake, it's a perfect birthday cake or easy dessert!
Hot Fudge Pudding Cake Recipe - Looking for an ooey, gooey, over-the-top, orgasmic chocolate fudge pudding cake? Your dreams have been answered! This classic old-fashioned pudding cake is the one Grandma used to make! Serve it with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for the ultimate indulgence!
Chocolate Truffle Cake Recipe - Death-by-chocolate cake is similar to a flourless cake, baked in a graham cracker crust and decorated with mini Oreos. It's like eating a box of chocolate fudge truffles. Ice this Truffle Cake with the Chocolate Ganche found below! Warning: You will need TWO glasses of milk with this sinfully rich cake!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte - Here's Dorie's Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte is all its glory. Peanut butter mouse, studded with chopped peanuts, topped with an extra rich chocolate ganache (found above), all sitting on an Oreo Cookie crust. This was an awesome cake, one that I've made over and over again. You'll love it too!
Chocolate Chip Banana Cupcakes - Bananas and Chocolate - What a great combination, especially when topped with extra fluffy cream cheese frosting! Make a batch today for the kids. Heck, make them for yourself. You deserve a treat! Not quite a "chocolate" cake, these babies have enough chocolate chips in them to qualify!
Chocolate Chocolate Cupcakes - These chocolate cupcakes may be all dressed up for Hallopween, but don't let that fool you! This is a Tuesdays With Dorie special recipe. Did I say these chocolate cupcakes were good?
Mocha Cake Recipe with Chocolate Frosting - Quick & easy cupcakes with chocolate frosting, and mocha layer cake with dairy-free & egg-free cake recipes. Kid-friendly cupcake recipes they can decorate themselves!
Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chips - Moist & flavorful Zucchini Nut Bread recipe loaded with chocolate chips, cinnamon and walnuts. Easy quick bread recipe can be baked in mini loaf pans or cupcakes with cream cheese frosting! Again, add enough chocolate chips in anything, and life is good!
White Chocolate Frosting Recipe - Melted white chocolate coating, blended with butter & cream cheese frosting. Decorate Red Velvet Cupcakes, Coconut Cake, Chocolate Cupcakes, or frost a cheesecake.
Chocolate Ganache Recipe - Every baker & cook needs to have a great dark Chocolate Ganache Recipe in their collection. Decorate cupcakes, eclairs, cakes, cheesecakes, cookies, muffins and brownies with this sinfully rich and silky smooth versatile ganache. Save some for hot fudge sundaes, and pour it over your ice cream!
Half cake, half cookie, these soft, moist and spicy Pumpkin Whoopie Pies are filled with cream cheese icing or vanilla Whoopie Pie filling. Thanksgiving and Christmas wouldn't be the same without easy holiday recipes like Pumpkin Whoopie Pies. Pumpkin Whoopie Pies aren't really pies at all. Cake-like in texture, but baked like soft round cookies, the individual pumpkin cakes are filled with fluffy cream cheese Whoopie Pie filling, or Vanilla Filling, and sandwiched back together.
Special thanks to Erika of Stampin' Mama for sharing this classic holiday recipe for Pumpkin Whoppie Pies!
Pumpkin Whoopie Pie Recipe
1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup pumpkin puree, canned or fresh
1 Tablespoon pumpkin pie spice, see below
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, see below
How to Make Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Pumpkin pie spice can be made by mixing together 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 teaspoon ginger and 1/2 teaspoon allspice.
You can substitute up to 2/3 cup of sifted whole wheat flour. The Whoopie Pies will take on a slightly different, heavier and chewier texture.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and spray lightly with vegetable shortening spray. The Whoopie cookies will spread as they bake, so leave enough room between them.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, hand mixer or whisk, whip canola or vegetable oil and brown sugar together in a large bowl until smooth.
Whisk in eggs until light. Add pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whip until light and fluffy.
Gently fold in the flour with a rubber spatula. Mix only until well blended.
Using a medium-large size ice cream scoop, drop 12 heaping, but equal mounds of Whoopie Pie batter, spaced evenly, onto each prepared baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until Whoopie cakes spring back when lightly touched.
Remove to a wire rack and let cool completely before filling.
Meanwhile, begin making Whoopie Pie filling.
Cream Cheese Whoopie Pie Filling Recipe
4 ounces (1/2 stick) butter, softened
4 ounces (1/2 small block) cream cheese
2 Tablespoons Marshmallow Fluff, optional
1 cup powdered confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
How to Make Cream Cheese Filling
In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and cream cheese on medium speed. Add marshmallow fluff and beat until fluffy. Scrape down bowl.
Turn mixer to low, and add powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy and free of lumps.
Spread the flat side of the cookies with Whoopie Pie filling. Top with another pumpkin cookie, pressing down very lightly to seal.
Store Pumpkin Whoopie Pies in a large flat container, preferably in a single layer. If stacked, parchment paper can be used to separate the layers, However, the Whoopie Pies have a tendency to stick to the paper. If this happens, just dust the tops with confectioners' sugar before serving.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Make 12 good size Pumpkin Whoopie Pies!
Vanilla Whoopie Pie Filling Recipe
1/4 cup solid shortening like Crisco
1/4 cup (1/2stick) butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup light corn syrup
How to Make Vanilla Whoopie Pie Filling
In a large bowl, and using an electric mixer on medium speed with a paddle attachment, beat shortening and butter until light and creamy.
Turn mixer to low, and beat in the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time. Turn the mixer to high, and beat until light and fluffy, add vanilla, scraping down bowl as needed.
With mixer on low, add corn syrup in a steady stream, a little at a time. Turn mixer to high and beat for another minute until frosting is light, fluffy and free of lumps.
Thanks to everyone for entering the Martha Stewart giveaway. We had a total of 81 delicious comments which was awesome! Although there were lots of real yummy answers, it seems like the overall favorite was Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting.
Mr. Random Generator picked #7 for the giveaway, and that would be Michele! Congrats Michele! Here's her comment:
The book looks so amazing, so many terrific ideas for cupcakes, which our family definitely loves! I make them at least once a week, and also really enjoy making them for special occasions, and theme-decorating them. Chocolate and golden cupcakes with buttercream icing are my traditonal flavors, everyone likes those. Martha's flavors look amazing - spice, chai, stout, hummingbird...Too many to list. The book will be great to win! Thanks, Michele
Posted by: Michele | November 04, 2009 at 05:33 AM
I'll be sending you an email letting you know you're a winner, Michele. And thanks to everyone else for playing along. May you all have a cupcake filled holiday season!
Don't forget the Martha Stewart's Cupcakes Cookbook Giveaway. Deadline is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 10th, midnight EST. Here's the link to leave a comment on. What are you waiting for? Go tell your friends!
It's time for another cookbook giveaway! Martha Stewart's Cupcakes is a brand new book, except for the fact that I leafed through it for this cookbook review, Martha Stewart's Cupcakes: Cute Cupcakes Review. In case you're not familiar with Martha's newest book, PLEASE go read my review first, and you'll see why I love this book so much! Martha Stewart's Cupcakes is a 2009 release, and it's just as beautiful as her previous books. Retail price is $24.99.
How To Enter the Giveaway?
Martha Stewart loves cupcakes, I love cupcakes, and I expect if you're reading this blog post, you love cupcakes too! So, I want to give Martha Stewart's Cupcakes cookbook to someone that absolutely adores cupcakes! Leave a comment on this post only, and tell me what your favorite cupcake is, and you'll be entered in the giveaway!
No duplicate entries or comments. Deadline is next Tuesday, November 10th, 2009, at midnight EST. I'll pick the winning comment using the Random Generator and post the results here. USA & CANADA entries only.
