The Viet Vegan

Vegan. Feminist. Nerd.

Dessert

Pumpkin Apple Spice Cake with Ermine Frosting

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It’s Weight Loss Wednesday, and I’m celebrating with pumpkin apple spice cake. Yup. This week’s theme is about healthy substitutions, and while this cake is still pretty heft on the fats, there are other substitutions in the cake that make it a little bit healthier than your average cake. The cake itself is vegan, so […]

Vegan Ermine Frosting

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November is a month of anticipation. After the quick month of October’s festivities, sugar, and pumpkin-filled days, November rolls along with the anxiety-ridden weeks of being crazy busy as both the calendar and academic year come to an end. Christmas paraphernalia appears earlier than usual to replace the spooky skeletons and pumpkin spiced goodness and […]

Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

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Before I get into the vegan pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese icing, I’ve got to talk about Halloween and Weight Loss Wednesday. Halloween is tomorrow and I am yet again totally unprepared. I’m terrible at making costumes and dressing up, and September and October have been just flown by because I’ve been so busy. I’ve […]

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

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It’s definitely fall because of the onslaught of pumpkin and turkey that’s invading my pinterest feed, and I’m here to add another pumpkin baked good to the masses (pumpkin chocolate chip muffins make a great breakfast, I assure you) but the cold weather and the impending ending of October means that stores will be sweeping […]

Spiced Pumpkin Softies

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I’m seriously on a huge pumpkin kick right now and I’m totally into it. These spiced pumpkin softies are so soft and warm straight from the oven, they’re like little puffy clouds of pumpkin and spice. I ate about 4 while photographing these (and subsequently broke my favourite lens from being careless), and when I […]