Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes

Are delicious!

and FUN to make!

• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 cup fresh or canned pure pumpkin
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 cup unbleached flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup soy buttermilk (add 2 tsp vinegar to 1/2 C soy milk and let curdle)

Preheat the oven to 350F. Makes 18 cupcakes.

1. In large bowl cream the coconut oil and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).
2. Add the apple sauce and mix well.
3. Add the pumpkin puree and vanilla and beat until incorporated.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.
5. Add the flour mixture and soy buttermilk alternately to the pumpkin batter, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared cupcake pan and bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
7. Cool completely before frosting.
8. Frost with vegan chocolate glaze.

cupcake toppers from Sugar and Meringue

Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

On Friday a fairy dropped off an ice cream maker in front of my door. Almost a week later I still haven't figured it who it was. If you're the fairy and you're reading this I want you to know that I am very thankful and that I already put it to good use.

You see I happened to have a lot of these lying around.

Literally, they were lying everywhere on top of my counter before I put them in the colander. I then I put them to even better use making this.

Instead of following a recipe I decided to just mix together good ingredients like strawberry, yogurt, lemon, and sweetened condensed milk. You really can't go too wrong with that. In fact I'd say you could even go really right.

Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

• 1 cup of strawberry puree
• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
• juice of 2 lemons
• 2 cups plain yogurt.

1. In a food processor puree the strawberries. Once you have about 1 cup of purre add the can of sweetened condensed milk and mix on high for 30 seconds.
2. Add the lemon juice and mix until it is incorporated into the mixture.
3. Add the yogurt and again mix for 30 seconds.
4. Put the mixture in your ice cream maker and follow the directions of the manufacturer.