Vegan Bakery Goodness
Published on October 7, 2008 by chloejo · 23 CommentsThat’s where you’ll find me on October 15th (my Birthday, for those of you whose head I haven’t drilled it into yet). Why are Birthday’s such a nuisance to some people, and such joy to others?
I guess I feel extraordinarily attached to making sure my Birthday is extra fun because (insert sob story drum roll and violins here please) my parents often forgot it, and I craved balloons and hi jinks and glitter ice cream cones. My Dad would mainly just slip cash under my (locked) door, and my Mom would buy a card somewhere between lunching and fielding my screaming sisters. As I’ve created my own grown up, big girl life – I have decreed my Birthday important. I now love everything about Birthdays… except mammoth flower deliveries. Please don’t send me flowers. Flowers die, and are an environmental disaster (all that fossil fuel shipping them from distant lands!), but nobody can say no to Cupcakes on their doorstep! May we suggest the classic, and divine gift of cake? Marie-Antoinette would agree, there is no more appropriate display of decadence. And lest you forget whose blog you are reading for a hot second, don’t think we will let you stuff your face with cow boob milk, chicken periods, and white sugar! Hell no! You can eat sweet and be kind to your bod and the animals and the environment simultaneously. What do they use instead? Agave, whole wheat flour, spelt flour, coconut oil, and other fabulously natural and good-for-you crap. Yea, you heard right. And trust us, if we can fool our carnivorous peeps with these vegan goodies, so can you! Hit up these dulcet spots for something as simple as a brownie, to as elaborate as your wedding cake.
Babycakes (in New York and Los Angeles) will deliver a dozen cupcakes to your honey (for half the price of what a decent bouquet of flowers would cost), and they are not only perfection to the mouth – they are good for you!
Babycakes are scrumptious!
VeganTreats out of Bethlehem, PA does special orders and deliveries in NY, Philly, and DC. This sweet bakery is owned by hot rock n’ roll Mama Danielle Konya, with two-tone hair and a big heart.
Looking for other incredible bakers who think outside the Ace of Cakes box with their ingredients (opting for healthier batters and products, often organic, and always vegan)? Check out these other worship worthy sweet tooth palaces;
- Upstate, NY: www.madamebutterflycakes.com
- Rutherford, NJ: www.sweetavenuebakeshop.com
- Washington, DC: www.stickyfingersbakery.com
- San Francisco: www.urbangirlbakery.com
- Columbus, Ohio: www.pattycakeveganbakery.com
- Seattle, WA: www.flyingapron.net
- Northhampton, MA OhSweetMama’s Vegan Bakery
- Nevada City, CA www.allisonsgourmet.com
- Pittsburgh, PA www.mygoodiesbakery.com
- Portland, OR www.blacksheepbakery.com
- Austin, TX www.happyveganbaker.com
- Kensington, NH www.hippiechickbakery.com
- Atlanta, GA www.dulcevegan.com
We are positive we’ve left off a few here and there – so feel free to leave comments if we’ve missed one of your favorite vegan bakers. Oh, and I dnd’t actually mean send ME these tasty treaters. I’m on a diet. Mwah.
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Readers Comments (23)
Here ye here ye, the lady doth speak the truth. Twas my birthday only yesterday, and upon my doorstep befell a treasure troth of glorious vegan cupcake delights from Babycakes here in NYC. My heart danced with glee, my mouth watered, and the minions took part in what was to be a gloooorious vegan cupcake feast.
I sweareth upon to you my friends, these treats will warm your heart and mezmorize your belly!!!!
Thanks for this blog.
At one time I was considering going to culinary school, but I was discouraged b/c the faculty told me that the ingredients of making the artsy cakes could not be substituted with vegan ones. In the past couple days I have seen beautiful cakes as elegant and decadent as their non-veg counterparts.
I was also discouraged from vegan nutritionists b/c I figured there was no job field, but to my benefit I was wrong.
The world needs to realize that the word ‘vegan’ means success, and to not perceive it as failure automatically without giving it equal merit.
GIVE ME CAKE!!! these are ridiculously delicious looking. yum!
Hey Cupcake! in Austin, Tx sells cupcakes from an airstream trailer. The vegan cupcake option is delicious (and usually sells out fast due to it’s popularity!) Maybe that should be a lesson (or gentle gesture) for the rest of ‘em! ;)
Sugar Beat Sweets is a vegan owned & operated bakery making organic cupcakes & cakes that are available all over San Francisco & by special order! http://www.sugarbeatsweets.com
Here’s hoping you have a great birthday! I love Babycakes spelt cupcake sweetened with agave. Amazing and almost guilt free. I recently trekked all the way to Vegan Treats in Bethlehem, PA and man, was it worth the trip. It’s hard to believe these creations are vegan.
“…cow boob milk, chicken periods…” umm…NOT yummy. I used to be vegetarian but still ingested dairy and eggs. Oh golly molly!! If I wasn’t such a coward I’d try the vegan way too…maybe one of these days…just keep reminding me how harmful it is to eat others…one day I’ll be brave…or just extremely grossed out.
There’s also Stephanie’s Bakery in San Diego, CA (it’s all vegan and amazing). Their strudel is so good that I actually have it overnight shipped to me in NYC every year for my b-day. Wish I could eat some right now!
Being a Philly girl, I heart Vegan Treats, and my second place goes to Babycakes. But you know, they are ALL good.
Please don’t overlook Chicago! Bleeding Heart Bakery at Belmont and Damen is fabulous. http://www.thebleedingheartbakery.com/
Exciting news!!! (Thanks to Simone for filling me in):
NEW SPOT ALERT IN NYC:
Lula’s Sweet Apothecary – All Vegan. Not only do they have soft serve ice cream (vanilla and chocolate as well as the obvious swirl) but they have 16 home made flavors (honestly since they’ve just opened this week – a few less at the moment), and of course Cupcakes, Brownies, Candies, Cookies and Crackers. Soda Floats, Egg Creams, Banana Splits, all the toppings you’d expect and more! As well as Fair trade Organic coffee, and Teas. This is the new spot! All vegan (you don’t ever have to ask!) all natural. Raw options, and Gluten Free options, etc. – ALL WELCOME!
In the East Village
516 E. 6th street btw. A&B
http://www.lulassweetapothecary.com
My birthday is right around the corner too and I’ll be expecting my sister to whip up some of those luscious and unique ‘cakes from the amazing cookbook: Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World! The raspberry buttercream frosting is ridic!
Nothing in Chicago? Oh, sad!
Take it back…I see there’s one here after all. Thanks, ImNewHere!
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I must say that the most amazing cupcakes that I ever had in the city of San Francisco were Sugar Beat Sweets! So freaking good!! It’s like heaven on earth but even better!!!
LOVE Babycakes! We ate VeganTreats at a Farm Sanctuary event and they are incredible too!
Vegan Treats. Bethlehem, PA. Hand down.
Vegan Treats is AWSOME! I highly recommend their yummy treats to everyone. I live an hour away and stop as often as possible.
Papa Ganache in Keport, NJ. It is all vegan and they they give back to the local community.
Back to Eden Bakery, Sweet Pea & Dovetail are all in Portland and they are all delicious!!
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