Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the Blogs

It’s true, vegan cupcakes really are taking over the world, starting with the vast blogosphere of hungry vegans! More than happy to do my part in the invasion, I took it upon myself to try out another recipe from the book for a friend’s birthday, to much delight.

Although they’re called “Chocolate Stout Cupcakes,” named for their creative use of beer, I opted to exclude the measure of alcohol in favor of more soymilk instead. Hey, don’t look at me like that; I had tp bring them to school, after all! To make up for the lack of spirits, I threw some chocolate chips on top with the strussel, figuring it was a mind-altering substance that was equally as potent.

The certainly rose to the occasion, much more than I had even expected. It probably had something to do with the fact that I managed to funnel batter into only 9 paper cups, whereas the recipe was supposed to make one dozen. No real loss in my opinion, since that means each mini-cake gets even more strussel all to itself.

A happy birthday indeed!