Wow! I have to confess - I'm not a cupcake fanatic like some folks, even though I have a copy of "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World." I do appreciate a good cupcake but the truth is that it's less about the cake than about the frosting, amirite? It's more like a little special sweet - and a lot of cupcakes have frosting that is overly sweet or overly fatty and oily tasting.
However, when I was visiting my mom in the Cleveland area in August 2011 - I saw that there was a vegan bakery not too far away and had to make the trip. We got a dozen mini vegan cupcakes of all different flavors and we agreed that about 9 of 12 were winners, and a couple flavors were "okay."
I think one of my favorites had some kahlua in it, another was caramelly - and there was a blackforest one - I think I'll have to revisit to refine my preferences and scare the super straight, rich white ladies sitting around in this schmancy shopping mall playing mah jong.
Go check out this lady's vegan cupcakes - you will not be disappointed!