Shopping for a vegan baker this holiday season or just looking to upgrade your baking toolkit? Here are the home baking essentials that I recommend for any vegan baker whether they're just getting started or a total boss in the kitchen. These are the tools I personally use as a professional vegan baker. They're tried and tested and actually work (as opposed to those cutesy little things you buy that will break the first time you try them!). The links are listed below and you can watch the video for a full explanation on why I love them! MY FAVORITE BAKING EQUIPMENT Scale https://amzn.to/3GBrbtS Cake decorating kit https://amzn.to/3oKSawL Light aluminum pans https://amzn.to/3s1gi0a Kitchenaid Artisan Series in Majestic Yellow https://amzn.to/3GBsGYY Kitchenaid Professional Series https://amzn.to/3GyQvjT Pastry cutter https://amzn.to/3rYXSgC Cookie dough...
One of the most common questions I get asked as a vegan baker is hands down “how do you bake without eggs?”. My answer is always the same: “Baking is science. If you replace the egg with something that causes the same reaction, it doesn't matter that there are no eggs in the recipe.” Finding that replacement then becomes the task at hand. And there are A TON of options out there. If you Google “egg replacements for vegan baking” you'll get all sorts of charts and lists and I would guess most of them are created by either: a) non-vegans who haven't actually tried them b) vegans who have forgotten what real cake and cookies are supposed to taste...
The Curious Cat Bakery won the "Best Bakery Boss Up" award for 2020's Creative Loafing Best of the Bay Awards.
The award recognized bakery owner's Natalia Lima's successful efforts to change the direction of her business during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and the ways in which the bakery continued to serve its loyal customers through the shutdown.
Read the article.
Introducing the newest vegan flavors at the Curious Cat Bakery:
Vegan Biscoff Cookie Cupcakes
chocolate cupcakes with a Biscoff frosting, melted cookie butter drizzle and topped with a Lotus Biscoff cookie.
Cookie Butter Brownies
Fudgy chocolate brownies covered in a layer of cookie butter and topped with 2 Lotus Biscoff cookies.
Yes, it's all vegan. Are you drooling yet?
These items are available in the Tampa Bay area only for pick up or delivery.
To purchase, click here.
Stay curious,
Natalia
You know the expression "how the sausage gets made"? Well, "how the cake gets made" is a much more pleasant story and that's the one I'm sharing today. A few weeks ago I got an email from one of my repeat customers. She was turning 30 and was supposed to be celebrating in the South of France but because of COVID (boooo) she was still in St. Pete and ready to drown her sorrows in some cake. She wanted a cake that was inspired by the dreamy French location and sent me a picture for reference. Amazing, right? And to make this assignment even better, she finished with the following: "I'm creatively open to anything (all your cakes are *always*...
