Spooky Carrot cupcakes

Happy Halloween everyone! =)

In order to celebrate Halloween and getting my sweet tooth fix on, I had to bake another round of cupcakes today! No, it's not containing pumpkin this time.. but carrots! :D 

I turned to Isa Chandra's wonderful Vegan Cupcakes take over the world

and found the perfect recipe!

Since I grated a bit too many carrots, I doubled the recipe and just altered a few ingredients a bit.

I only got 18 cupcakes out of everything though, not as one would think 24.. Maybe the cupcakes are supposed to be smaller than I make mine.. either way, they taste great! Moist and fluffy!

Instead of re-posting the recipe, I can simply tell you that a Google search led me to this site Carrot Cake Cupcakes  (in case you don't have the book -which I'd really recommend to get! ;-) ).

The frosting was leftover from the cookies last week. Look here =)
It worked perfectly and the kids were happy to see more Halloween-ish colors, of course!

 

The eyeballs weren't vegan but used for my son's sake, so me and my girl just picked ours off and gave them to him! ;-) [Weren't so many left anyway! *lol*]

Modifications to the original recipe:


~* Spooky Carrot Cupcakes *~

 18 servings

*2 c of carrots (instead of 1c )

*1/2 c soft Silken tofu instead of soy yogurt

*a bit less than 1/3 c of coconut oil (instead of vegetable oil)

*1 c vegan sugar [2/3 white, 1/3 brown]

*1 1/4 c all purpose flour, unbleached

The rest stays unmodified! ;-)

Enjoy!

Another cupcake, another pumpkin! :)

I've made these cupcakes twice already and can't believe I've missed to blog about them!!! They are soo good, you'll love them!

They're Isa Chandra's Pumpkin Pie Brownie recipe, just adapted into cupcakes. =)

 Now have a look at how they turned out and tell me you're not drooling! *lol*

Before...

After! ;-)

I couldn't tell you the nutritional value right now, I have to do the math..

But I'd say if you have 2 (you can't stand on one leg! *lol*) you'll be fine!

It's a fairly healthy treat compared to what else is out there for Halloween!

Guten Appetit! =)

Hurry up Alfredo!

Two blog posts in a row today, wow, I know! *lol*

It's actually bed time for me here in Italy, but before I catch my 'beauty sleep', I just have to post about another awesome success of tonight's dinner!!!

Other online vegan friends have told me so much about that 'Hurry up Alfredo' sauce already, but due to the lack of cashews, I was never able to make it!..

...Until today since my shipment from nutsonline.com finally came in! *yay*

I immediately got to work... and what can I say!? It tasted phenomenal!!! [Very much approved and raved about by the Hubby, which is always a great sign!]

Credits go to Vegan Yum Yum

A big "Thank you!"

If you'd like the recipe, just click on the link to VYY's site and you'll see it!

I know, it'll for sure be a staple in our house from now on! =)

Guten Appetit & gute Nacht! :)