1. Revel on K Road, where you’ve been able to buy vegan cupcakes for a few years now. The offerings are ever-changing (though often come from one particular cookbook: Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World) and they’re so consistently good that Revel’s cupcakes earned their own category on this blog. While I’m not eating them as often as I once did, I still appreciate Revel’s selection.
2. Cosset in Mt Albert is a bit out of the way, but worth the trip. They always have a range of baked sweet treats, usually including cupcakes. All of Cosset’s food is vegan, and they offer soy cream as an optional side with your cake order. They often have gluten-free options, as well.
3. Kraftbomb is a monthly craft market in Grey Lynn. City, the NZ Cupcake Queen, is one of the market’s organisers. She’s vegan and a keen cupcake baker. Tomorrow’s Halloween special Kraftbomb will be worth a visit – last year’s cupcakes included severed fingers and chocolate pumpkins.
4. The Little Grocer usually has baked vegan things, and often has these little carrot cakes with cranberries on top. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for announcements, as they sometimes post what’s on offer.
5. Your kitchen? You know, I wanted to write a top 5 post, but I couldn’t think of a fifth place that sells vegan cupcakes regularly. I found the local Miss Melicious cupcake delivery service online recently, but haven’t heard any reports about the quality of her offerings (but the flavours all look good).
I’m going to bake cupcakes tomorrow. I put the choice of recipe up for a vote as part of my virtual vegan bake sale: if you donate any amount to Blind Week through my online collection, you get to vote. I’m choosing between three recipes from the “fancy cupcakes” section of Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World: Hazelnut Cupcakes with Mocha Hazelnut Mousse Filling, Coconut Lime Cupcakes and Cashew Butter Cardamom Cupcakes with Rich Cashew Butter Frosting. If you want to help me decide, please donate and vote by tomorrow morning.
This post is part of my virtual vegan bake sale for Blind Week. Please give generously to make the world a better place for blind and partially sighted New Zealanders.
Miss Melicious is also opening up a store in Te Atatu Peninsula. She’s had 2 cupcake ‘fundraisers’ at the store so far. Which included Choc-Peanut butter flavour and today she had chocolate vanilla with cool wee halloween bats on top. The store opens in a few weeks!
Thanks Milly! Great to know.
A reader on Facebook also recommended another delivery service – 12 Cupcakes – they’re not exclusively vegan, but have lots of vegan options and used to supply Wise Cicada in Newmarket: http://the12cupcakes.co.nz/
It’s awesome that you can get so many different cupcakes in your city, I can get cake here but not cupcakes unless I’ve baked them myself!
non-cupcake Auckland question – does anyone know where to get kimchi without fish sauce in it?
I’m not sure (my partner makes it for me!), but have asked people on Twitter. I wonder if Blissful Vegetarian might have some: http://www.blissfulvege.com
I tried some vegan Miss Melicious cupcakes last week bought for me by a lovely friend
and they were absolutely and totally delicious. I had the chocolate buttercream ones and the buttercream was amazing. Also just made the jelly donut cupcakes from Vegonimicon and they were pretty special.
I am a huge fan of Miss Melicious cupcakes and her vegan cupcakes are amazing! I think my favourite vegan flavour has to be the pumpkin choc chip… crazy delicious! She also does gluten-free for those who are trying to avoid gluten – win win win!
Hi! I run an online based cupcake/cake shop & offer a couple of Vegan options…………with more to come, including Gluten Free and Vegan combo options. My cuppies are cute, moist, delicious & my prices are very competitive!
Here’s my Facebook page in case anyone is interested in having a look!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sugary-Goodness/235670263138456
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