Cinnamon Rolls and Maple Cupcakes

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Not frosted — yet! — cinnamon rolls.

And maple cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World.  The nut chunks on top are so coated with maple syrup, it has a nice crystalization effect going on and I’m sure a bite of crunchy yet melt-in-your-mouth sugar will be welcomed!  You could always break them more apart.

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What a great party this will be, with something raw or cooked for everyone, omni or vegan.  :)

Three Cakes

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Chai Latte Cake with Buttercream Frosting

Cookies ‘n Cream

This one isn’t as pretty as I had hoped….but it’s the Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, also with caramelized walnuts added in the frosting and on top.

Desserts

Chocolate Cake from the Post Punk Kitchen Recipe Section (“Rich Chocolate Cake”), with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World.

Raspberry Chocolate Cupcakes, adapted from the Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World recipe.

And last, but not least, from Chocolate Peanut Butter Bombs from the same book, this time with ganache hearts!  (All shown in carrying cases for traveling tomorrow…..er, today, since it’s 2 a.m.)

Housewarming!

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Tiramisu cupcakes with mocha-infused vanilla cake, cream cheese icing, and cocoa and cinnamon dusted on top.

Super chocolate with creamy chocolate icing.

Here’s to great times with your new roommates and new friends, Alex! 

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Chocolate Coconut Pecan Cupcakes

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Honestly, this isn’t an exact recipe from VCTOTW, but it’s based off of the toasted coconut cupcakes with coffee buttercream frosting.  I didn’t have any shredded coconut, so I used some pecans instead and also made a caramel-coconut frosting.

Spiced Apple Cupcakes w Caramel Penuche Frosting

 

From VegNews/Isa & Terry

Make cupcakes, not war!  The frosting is unbelieveable.  Not “I can’t believe it’s vegan,” because I believe that vegan items taste better than omnivorous, anyway.  It’s unbelievably fabulous, rich, creamy, and sweet.  Party in your mouth.

Yum.

Tiramisu Cupcakes (Bonus)

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I have made these before and they are my favorite from the VCTOTW book.  However, I was missing something in my prior post:

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Wipe that saliva off of your chin, forget about wars, poverty, inequality, and other violence for a minute while peacefully-made cupcakes take over your kitchen….

Maple Cupcakes

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This cupcake has a repeat appearance on the Utopian Kitchen, with good reason.  They are delectable!

“Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.”  Dr. Albert Schweitzer

S’Mores Cupcakes

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This is an awesome recipe, as are all of the cupcakes I’ve made from this cookbook.  I made a few modifications, including adding marshmallows (I used the Vegan Sweets brand) to the fluffy buttercream frosting, and also adding more chocolate.  The cake part has a great molasses and graham cracker flavoring.  I had to search high and low for some healthy peacefully-obtained grahams and even considered making them myself, but then I found the fruit-sweetened almond cookies shown.  The cookies were perfect!

Boston Cream Cupcakes

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Better than a chocolate custard-filled long john.

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