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blue_fjords. When I think of Blue, I think of Cupcakes. She is a creative person who owns a new cupcake business in the DC area, and I have been lucky enough to benefit from my friendship with her in the form of cupcakes. She makes many different kinds, all based on vegan recipes. Blue makes magic happen with all her different cupcakes but for me, the best one of all--my hands-down favorite--is the Red Velvet Cupcake. She's sent me cupcakes many times, but now with the heat of summer coming, I decided it was time I tried my own hand at making them. Happily, she clued me into her Top Sekhret Recipe of Awesome, and now that I can get the ingredients easily, I decided it was time.
For this adventure, I did make regular cupcakes and mini-cupcakes--which I will freeze individually for snacks (I love frozen cupcakes)--but my main focus was creating Red Velvet Whoopie Pies. I love Whoopie Pies! My daughter works at Starbucks, and they now sell their cute little bite-size deserts, and I do like their little versions but I had this pan that makes muffin-tops so decided to give it a whirl, making them myself, using Blue's recipe.
I am not much into baking, honestly--any cooking, really. But I realized as I was making these, that I was having fun! So I definitely will make them again.
( beneath the cut you will find the results! )
blue_fjords. When I think of Blue, I think of Cupcakes. She is a creative person who owns a new cupcake business in the DC area, and I have been lucky enough to benefit from my friendship with her in the form of cupcakes. She makes many different kinds, all based on vegan recipes. Blue makes magic happen with all her different cupcakes but for me, the best one of all--my hands-down favorite--is the Red Velvet Cupcake. She's sent me cupcakes many times, but now with the heat of summer coming, I decided it was time I tried my own hand at making them. Happily, she clued me into her Top Sekhret Recipe of Awesome, and now that I can get the ingredients easily, I decided it was time.For this adventure, I did make regular cupcakes and mini-cupcakes--which I will freeze individually for snacks (I love frozen cupcakes)--but my main focus was creating Red Velvet Whoopie Pies. I love Whoopie Pies! My daughter works at Starbucks, and they now sell their cute little bite-size deserts, and I do like their little versions but I had this pan that makes muffin-tops so decided to give it a whirl, making them myself, using Blue's recipe.
I am not much into baking, honestly--any cooking, really. But I realized as I was making these, that I was having fun! So I definitely will make them again.
( beneath the cut you will find the results! )
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