valentine's day Giveaway: Two copies of "Everything Vegan"

valentine's day



Wiley (a favored cookbook publisher of mine) has just released a gorgeous vegan cookbook by the editors of Vegetarian Times magazine. Everything Vegan is loaded with healthful recipes and treats, like the raw cashew cheesecake (I see that in my very near future) and the glazed chocolate-avocado cupcakes, recipe and picture reprinted with permission, below. I love that the frosting is made with silken tofu -- yum!





valentine's day

Glazed Chocolate-Avocado Cupcakes

Makes 12 cupcakes

Avocado replaces the eggs and most of the oil in a rich, chocolaty batter that turns out supermoist baked goodies. It also kicks up the fiber content even better than whole-wheat flour.

CUPCAKES

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp. baking powder

¾ tsp. baking soda

¾ tsp. salt

1 medium avocado, peeled and pitted

1 cup pure maple syrup

¾ cup unsweetened plain soymilk

⅓ cup canola oil

2 tsp. vanilla extract

GLAZE

3.5 oz. soft silken tofu, drained and patted dry

3 Tbs. pure maple syrup

½ tsp. vanilla extract

⅛ tsp. salt

4 oz. semisweet vegan chocolate, melted and cooled

1. To make Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in bowl. Purée avocado in food processor until smooth. Add maple syrup, soymilk, oil, and vanilla, and blend until creamy. Whisk avocado mixture into flour mixture.

2. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin. Bake 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with some crumbs attached. Cool.

3. To make Glaze: Blend tofu, maple syrup, vanilla, and salt in food processor until smooth. Add chocolate to tofu mixture and blend until smooth. Transfer to bowl. Dip tops of cupcakes into glaze, pulling straight up from glaze to form peaks.

PER CUPCAKE: 287 CAL; 4 G PROT; 12.5 G TOTAL FAT (3 G SAT FAT); 44 G CARB; 0 MG CHOL; 304 MG SOD; 4 G FIBER; 24 G SUGARS

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We're giving away two copies of this fantastic cookbook, which will be sent directly to you from the publisher. To enter, you'll need to leave your email address in the comment section below, by Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 5:00 pm ET. Two winners will be chosen at random. Best of luck, people!