Leeka's Reviews
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Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: 75 Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes that Rule
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero, Sara Quin
Da Capo Press - 2006
Chocolate and Vanilla Marble Cupcakes : page 83
Excellent cupcakes! These were extremely moist and quite fluffy. Pouring the two batters into the tins simultaneously was a little bit tricky, messy and slightly more time consuming than a single batter but it was fun. We ate these without icing at my daugher's request but I think they would have been a 5 out of 5 with some chocolate frosting. Definitely something I would make again.
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Chocolate Mint Cupcakes : page 73
These cupcakes were delicious, moist, light and had the perfect balance of chocolate and minty flavour. They were also very easy to prepare and mix by hand. I used the mint icing but didn't have the ingredients for the second topping of a simple chocolate ganache so I crumbled up some chocolate cookies and sprinkled them on top. Fantastic!
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Crimson Velveteen Cupcakes : page 55
Light, fluffy cupcakes with a hint of chocolate. The recipe called for chocolate extract which I don't have so I substituted a bit more vanilla and almond extract instead. The almond extract gave it quite a nice flavour. I topped the cupcakes with vanilla buttercream icing and they were delicious.
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Golden Vanilla Cupcakes : page 33
The recipe gave two choices, either to make them canola oil or with margarine. I made them with canola oil and was pleased with the result even though they did have a slightly oily texture. A good base for a variety of frostings or flavour additions. I topped them with the orange buttercream icing.
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Lemony Vanilla Cupcakes (var) : page 36
These are a variation on the golden vanilla cupcakes (page 33) with some added lemon zest and lemon extract. I chose to make these with the canola oil option instead of Earth Balance out of pure laziness and the texture was somewhat spongy. Next time I'll try the other way. The recipe name describes the flavour perfectly, a balance between vanilla and lemon.
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Your Basic Chocolate Cupcake : page 37
These are an excellent, perfectly textured chocolate cupcake. They are not too dense. I was easily able to eat two of them without feeling like I over did it. This is the same base recipe used in the chocolate mint cupcake recipe.
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