Cupcakes and Books

'Cause yeah that's why!

Sexy Vegan Low Fat Vanilla Cupcakes

So I've been on a diet of sorts lately. Getting married in September and just being sick of looking like I have a permanent pregnant belly has gotten me back at the gym 3x a week and cutting out a lot of stuff (mostly sugar) from my diet. But every once in a while, I just need a little... something, ya know?

So I've been meaning to try some of the recipes in this book: Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World! Which, by the way, you should totally buy because it's awesome.

I tried the low fat vanilla cupcake recipe. There is also a gluten free option, which I would like to try as well, but for now I started with the basic recipe. They turned out pretty amazing, and according to my trusty calorie counter, are only 143 calories each! Score!!

Macarons 2

I've been making a study of macarons for some time now.  I found a pretty nice book; Macarons by Annie Rigg, which has a lot of helpful information, plus some great troubleshooting tips. 

These are vanilla bean macarons with chocolate ganache. My favourite part was taking the photos, macarons are so photogenic. :D

1000 cupcake ideas!

I keep forgetting to write, that this book came out recently, which has one of my cupcakes in it! I'll show pics of the page once I get my copy!

You can buy it on Amazon.