Strawberry Cupcakes

I got a little daring (or shall I say, outta control) with my baking this week. A friend of mine and Mark's had a birthday on Thursday, so I made him strawberry cupcakes from the book Joy of Vegan Baking by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. I think the best part about being vegan is being able to eat your cake, too! The recipes are always so easy and I don't think twice about licking the bowl. (Well, maybe about the extra calories but not about getting salmonella.) 

Anyway, I made a double batch and passed them around at work. As usual, I was all self conscious and I didn't know if anyone would like them. (The word vegan seems to scare people a little) But surprisingly, after everyone had scarfed them down and they found out they weren't made with dairy or eggs, they were impressed! I have to hand it to Colleen for having such a good recipe. It seems to help with me convincing people that vegan food can be delicious.

Mark thought they were so good that he demanded another batch, so I made three batches of strawberry cupcakes this week. It's a good thing that I haven't started school yet and I have plenty of time on my hands! 

As always, for your viewing pleasure, I have included a picture that I have stolen off the internet. I am always too lazy or forget to take pictures of my final product. I'll work on that. 

You'll have to briefly use your imagination here: my cupcakes had white "buttercream" frosting and I had strawberry slices instead of a whole strawberry per cupcake. (I'm cheap, what can I say). Oh, and I'm pretty sure these look tons better than mine, and there's no way I could ever take this delicious looking of a picture. 

Strawberry cupcakes : a success!