Tiramisu Cupcakes from "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World"

I want to share my favorite vegan desert recipe with you. You have to try these extra delectable Tiramisu Cupcakes from "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World"
I really love "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World"! One of the reasons I love this cookbook so much is that I can tell that Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero really experimented with the recipes. They make special problem solving notes through out. For example: I made a very similar vegan cream cheese icing for a cake recently; the icing came out runny with little chunks in it. Moskowitz and Romero surely must have had this problem before too! They note that you should always let your icing ingredients warm to room temperature before mixing them. I did that and the (no)cream cheese icing turned out perfectly and delicious.

Here's the recipe. Experiment and have fun. I had to leave the cocoa powder out because of my allergy and they were still the bomb-diggity! I highly recommend just buying the cookbook for more great cupcake recipes.

Vegan Tiramisu Cupcakes:


1/4 cup nonhydrogogenated margarine (softened)
1/4 cup vegan cream cheese (softened)
2 cups of confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Second! Prepare the cupcake batter. You will need:

1 cup soy milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar mix vinegar and soy milk together and let sit to curdle for about 10 minutes
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour mix your dry ingredients together with a fork and set aside
2 tbsp cornstarch
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup canola oil mix wet ingredients in a mixer for a few minutes and then add dry ingredients a bit at the time
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract


Third: Prepare your soaking liquid
1/3 cup espresso or strong coffee
1/3 cup Kahlua or other coffee flavored liqueur


Save for last to sprinkle over cupcakes and garnish:
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
12 chocolate covered coffee beans or chocolate chips


Mix your icing and put it in the frig.
Mix your batter and bake it for 22 minutes at 350 in cupcake papers
Let your cupcakes cool
Cut a little cone shape of the top of the cupcake and save it
Pour about 2 tablespoons of Kahlua in to the divot you cut in your cupcake top and let it soak in
Fill the divot with icing and then swirl some up on top
Dip the little cone shaped piece of cup cake you cut out in to the Kahlua mixture then place it on top of the icing
Put another little dollop of icing on top of that, then dust with cocoa, cinnamon, and add coffee beans and chocolate chips.

Serve right away! You might want to make a double batch once you've mastered this one. They go fast!

Food, Inc.

I just saw Food, Inc. the very informative movie about where our food really comes from. Food, Inc. does an excellent job of unveiling the facts about the so called farms that bring meat, dairy, corn, and soy products to our dinner table. The majority of these so called "farms" are actually mass production factories. Little or no concern is given to the well being of animals being raised at these giant agribusinesses. Even if you are not an animal activist you will be shocked by the inhumane treatment. The use of ammonia and antibiotics, and pesticides, and genetically modified organisms in commercial foods will send you straight to your local organic farmers market or whole foods store. I learned a lot from Food, Inc. I didn't realize that 90% of soybeans grown in this country are genetically modified and protected by a patten put in place by the huge chemical company Monsanto! It's appalling what has happened to farmers across America because of this. You've gotta see this movie! If you eat, you should know the facts!
I saw it at the new Bowtie Cinema in Richmond, VA. It's a great theater. The tickets were expensive, $9.50!! I looked around the sold out show to see 225 people who definitely appeared to already be folks who knew a lot about the subject and who were already probably doing their parts to make changes by either choosing vegetarianism, veganism, or being whole foods advocates. This struck me as a classic "the church preaching to the choir" scenario. I think this film and others like it, Fresh, Fast Food Nation, all need to reach the masses, especially those who can't afford to pay $9.50 to get in. I asked a woman who was on the panel of experts invited to answer questions after the screening if she knew if the film would be shown at a discount anywhere. She did mention that her organization wanted to show it for free after it ran it's course in the theaters. That's good. I checked online and found out that Chipoltle's across the country are also showing Food, Inc. for free! This is great! Below I've posted some links with more info.
Food, Inc. is an excellent resource. Plus the film features one of America's best organic and free range farmers, Joel Salatin, of Polyface Farms, in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.


I could write an essay on this subject but instead I'll just leave you with these links. See the movie, do your own research, and be a part of the solution to the problems by demanding better products by making conscientious purchases and sharing your discoveries with others! :> All of us can help make this world a better place for ourselves, others, the animals, and environment by just refusing to be kept in the dark!

Thanks,

Mary

Food, Inc. Official Website: http://www.foodincmovie.com/about-the-film.php

Polyface Farm

Free screenings of Food, Inc

Bowtie Cinema Richmond, VA