Happy St. Patrick's Day and the month of the Shamrock Shake. Bringing back memories of my husband's favourite date treat with his grandmother. She lived into her 90's and it was something they shared a love of together. The flavours are quite easy to recreate in a cupcake. I only put the mint in the … Continue reading Shamrock Shake Surprise Cupcakes
Tag: Buttercream Icing
Healthy Vanilla Cupcakes – Dairy-Free Oil-Free, Plant-Based
This is another recipe from my mom I've adapted. I've loved this recipe since I was a little girl. One of my favourite childhood memories include this cake. In the summertime we would take our plastic cups, go for a walk and pick wild strawberries. Marching proudly home with the fruits of our labour to … Continue reading Healthy Vanilla Cupcakes – Dairy-Free Oil-Free, Plant-Based
Vegan Old Fashioned Buttercream
Happy Valentines Day! I made a special treat that reminds me of the cookies I made with my mom when I was little. This is how she taught me to make buttercream icing. Minus the almond extract and she used margarine only instead of Earth balance and shortening. This buttercream is tasty on cupcakes, however … Continue reading Vegan Old Fashioned Buttercream
Thanksgiving cupcakes
Chocolate, Vanilla, and Carrot Cupcakes I love baking cupcakes! I love eating cupcakes! I love practicing and trying out new flavours and decorating ideas, but I can't have an entire batch of cupcakes in my home all the time. That would land in the category of too much of a good thing is not great … Continue reading Thanksgiving cupcakes
Buttercream Icing
I've made this buttercream icing for years, but I wasn't plant based until 2015. Thankfully this recipe was easily adapted to non dairy and IMO tastes identical using plant based butter and milks. I started developing this recipe after many heavy, sometimes bland, and overly sweet tasting batches. I was making wedding cakes at the time … Continue reading Buttercream Icing