The latest issue of Food & Wine (September 2006) features an article on Babycakes. Titled “Vegan Sweets That Pass the Taste Test”, the short piece profiles the cute-as-a-button baker Erin McKenna and gives (what I assume are clueless and non-veg) readers the lowdown on what’s in her pantry and a few of her secrets to healthy living. A highlight of the article is the unveiling of McKenna’s recipes for three treats, including the insanely delicious Brownie Bites.

3 Comments

1. 
   Comment by

   Laura Leslie

   on August 18, 2006 at 9:07 am #

   I have still not been to Babycakes. (Why does it have to be located so far out of the way?) One of these days I’m going to take a trip there, though.

   In the meantime, that brownie recipe looks great. :)

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   Comment by

   frank language

   on August 18, 2006 at 10:57 pm #

   I guess it’s a matter of perspective; for me, it’s maybe a mile away and I have two bus routes that will take me right there, day or night. Now if we can just get them to open on Mondays again.

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   Comment by

   Laura Leslie

   on August 21, 2006 at 10:59 am #

   I ended up making the brownie recipe this weekend, and it is, indeed, delicious.

   I had to make a bunch of substitutions because I didn’t have every ingredient, but it still worked great. I used:

   * Unbleached wheat flour instead of gluten-free flour
   * No xantham gum
   * Olive oil instead of canola
   * Sugar in the Raw instead of white sugar
   * Large vegan chocolate chips instead of mini
   * And I baked it in regular muffin tins instead of mini

   And despite my freaky fucking-up of the ingredients, the brownies were delicious–very moist and chocolatey. Olivia can attest to this; I brought them to her dinner party on Saturday and they were quickly devoured.

   The one suggestion I have: make a double batch. There wasn’t nearly enough to go around; we had to chop them in half to make sure everyone at the party got at least one.