Single-Serving Cupcakes (Strawberry Daquiri) for Cupcake Wars

My mum woke me up a few days ago and told me how "Cupcake Wars" on the Food Network was holding an all-vegan competition. It wasn't until I saw the exact commercial that I got especially excited - I mean, I've only seen one recipe labelled as vegan throughout the entire Food Network website so this was a total shocker. However, I also knew that they had hosted "The Veg Edge" on their sister channel, "The Cooking Channel" and had much hope for all of this. In celebration I decided to take a recipe from one of the many cupcake challenges and twist it up a bit.

(Three Single Serving Cupcakes Ingredients)

• 3/4 cup of All-Purpose (or White Whole Wheat) Flour
• 1/4 cup of White Whole Wheat Flour
• 2 tbl Stevia
• 1/2 tsp of Baking Powder
• 1/8 tsp Turmeric
• A few tbl of Non-Dairy Milk
• 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 tsp Veggie Oil

(Strawberry Icing Ingredients)

• 1/4 cup of Coconut Cream(whipped until fluffy)
• 1/4 tsp of Coconut Oil (liquid)
• 2 Medium Strawberries (diced to a pulp)
• 1/2 tsp of Lime Juice
• 1 tbl of Stevia *

(Kiwi Curd/Filling Ingredients)

• 1/2 Pureed Kiwi
• 1/2 tbl Stevia *
• 1 tbl of Cornstarch
• 5 tbl of Water
• 1/4 cup of Water
• Lemon Zest

(Directions)

• For the cupcakes: Whisk your dry ingredients together, fold in your milk and vanilla extract then add in your oil.
• Place into your baking molds and tap them each lightly about 20 times onto the counter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until your toothpick comes clean from test-time.
• Let them cool and then prepare your fillings and "icing"


• For the Strawberry Icing: Mash your strawberries with the juice and stevia, then fold them into the coconut cream and oil.
• Place into a plastic or pastry bag and wait for your cupcakes to cool.


• For the Kiwi Curd - Combine everything except for the tablespoons of water and cornstarch, then heat on medium.
• Mix tablespoons of water and cornstarch, then add to kiwi. Cook until it has thickened. Let the curd cool, place into a pastry bag and wait until your cupcakes are cool.
• Then use a skewer to make a hole in the middle of the cupcake, add in your curd and top with your icing - then turn onto the Food Network around 7:30/8:00 and enjoy yourself!

Note* - You can use raw sugar or other sweeteners if you don't enjoy stevia.

A Day In The Garden Kyaraben

This was a simple bento full of fresh fruit that I ate for breakfast but it's perfect at any time! I used more lightlife sausage in this one and combined it with some cracked red pepper and agave nectar. I covered the cheeks with some sriracha and cut out some nori for the facial features. To top it off I made a sweet potato pancake hat and some chocolate potato hair. Tasty, right?

Pancake Recipe:
"It's Pancake Time" recipe + Mashed Sweet Potato (for the hat)
Pancake Recipe + Cocoa Powder


Prepare them the same way but make sure that they're like regular pancakes, flatten them a bit more if you can, cut in half and make one with an edge for the brim of the hat. Attach them to some a sausage ball of your choice (that had been coated with panko) with some raw soba or rice noodles. Cut out the nori and cheese and dot on the sauce.

Next, make your omelette (I used beet juice instead of soymilk) per the directions of the fatfree vegan recipe (not mine) located here.

Line the bottom of the box with some spinach and put in your favorite fruits and vegetables. If you like, you can attach a small strawberry or a slice of a banana to the pancake hat to make a cute little flower.

Enjoy!

Signed,

<3 Bou Shin <3