So, yeah, I’m back…
Hello, September. I know it’s been ages. Almost a year, actually. And to come back, I needed a bit of inspiration and a bit of a push. Enter, Vegan MoFo.
I, somehow, didn’t really know about the Vegan Month of Food, but I’ll spend my lovely birth month exploring, sharing, opining and eating… lots.
First up, birthday cake. Or I should say, birthday cupcake. The downtown Sprinkles and I have a little ritual since they opened and the downtown Babycakes closed earlier this year. Once a month, I give myself permission to have one {♥: One?}, okay, maybe two red velvet cupcakes. But, seriously, I can only go once, because I know trouble when I taste it.
I, openly, long for the first of the month. Beg days to hurry, if just for the short, short time it takes me to drag a finger through the creamy icing with its hint of coconut. I marvel at the moistness of the cake after cracking the top and peeling the paper. Then, somehow, I’m transported. Crumbs and hard Vs are all that remain.
I had a non-vegan moment right after I got back from Brasil this past spring and I tried one of the “look, but don’t touch” flavors. I think it might have been like Cuban coffee or something. Honestly, the vegan red velvet was better, lighter, brighter.
So, for my birthday, there was no discussion. Even if it was only a discussion to be had in my head. It was Sprinkles all the way. Sprinkles, FTW.
Happy Birthday to me, indeed.
Nikki♥
Those Sprinkles cupcakes sooo good! I’m sort of glad there’s only one in NYC and it’s not very convenient for me to get it. Perfect birthday cake!
Oh, Paula. You’re lucky. They are way too convenient. You’ve got so much variety in the city, though. I would think you could go amazeballs dessert crazy.