update: we have a winner for the vegan cupcakes! yaya! thanks to vegan bake sale for doing such a wonderful giveaway!
FREE. VEGAN. CUPCAKES. do i have your attention?
that’s right, you have a chance to win a whole box of delicious cruelty-free cupcakes. and these aren’t just any old vegan cupcakes—these are rich, decadent, sinful-tasting cupcakes made by vegan bake sale. alix, the mastermind behind the los angeles-based baking company, has been kind enough to offer quarrygirl.com readers the chance to to win one dozen cupcakes by commenting on this blog post.
this is quite an amazing gift, because i have eaten loads of vegan bake sale cupcakes…and there is nothing vegan-tasting about them. as alix says on her blog, “These aren’t the healthy, crunchy, cardboard vegan desserts you find at health food stores, they’re the decadent, delicious treats that could fool any non-vegan.” And, she’s right. I have fed her desserts to unsuspecting omnivores, who gave them tons of praise without even knowing they were vegan. heh heh heh.
here’s what you need to do for a chance to win some of these lovely cupcakes:
1.) you must comment on this blog post with your favorite cupcake flavor.
2.) you must leave your real, valid email address when you submit your comment. (the public won’t see this, just me…so i can contact you if you win!)
3.) you must be in los angeles.
that’s it. super easy. the winner will be picked at random and announced on the morning of tuesday, september 22. they will receive one dozen free cupcakes from vegan bake sale, hopefully of their dream flavor. if you need some help thinking of your favorite flavor, check out vegan bake sale’s menu.
i’ve tried several of vegan bake sale’s cupcakes, and while i love them all, the one that haunts my dreams the most is pumpkin spice. the creamy spiced frosting atop moist fluffy cake invokes such warm fuzzy feelings of autumn—this one would be my first choice.
vegan bake sale pumpkin spice cupcake
and to those of you who don’t win, please don’t let that stop you from trying out some of vegan bake sale’s cupcakes anyway! they are some of the best vegan cupcakes around, and you won’t be sorry. plus, they are so damn pretty.
for more info, check out:
theveganbakesale.com
@veganbakesale on twitter
now get commenting! THERE ARE CUPCAKES TO BE WON!
WIN A BOX OF CUPCAKES! COMMENT NOW!
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7:12 am on September 15th, 2009
You want us to just pick one flavor…
How about two maybe 3? cookies n Cream, carrot cake and peanut butter cup – definitely in order of preference – How fun is this. Thanks!
7:18 am on September 15th, 2009
Plain and simple: chocolate with chocolate frosting and a big fat strawberry on top.
7:23 am on September 15th, 2009
I’m a sucker for the plain and simple vanilla with vanilla mmmmMmmmMmmmmmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmm
7:27 am on September 15th, 2009
Carrot cake hands down. There is no flavor more perfect for vegan baking than carrot cake…
-dave
7:35 am on September 15th, 2009
My favorite flavor is vegan. OK its red velvet but really they’re all my favorite.
7:37 am on September 15th, 2009
mmmm Strawbery shortcake for me please
7:38 am on September 15th, 2009
peanut butter! or coconut! or peanut butter! or coconut! GAH!
7:39 am on September 15th, 2009
OMG’z I neeeed a pumpkin spice vegan cupcake asap. I’m reading all the Fall-esque updates from my East Coast Facebook friends talking about football and pumpkin spice coffee and I’m stuck dealing with this perfect weather.
Ok, I win that one, but I do miss all things pumpkin-spice.
7:46 am on September 15th, 2009
o how i love me some red velvet !
7:49 am on September 15th, 2009
Strawberry is my favorite!
7:58 am on September 15th, 2009
Having tasted three of Alix’s wonderful flavors, it’s hard to choose, but I’m a sucker for pumpkin spice, which I haven’t even tried yet. Though my boyfriend is a sucker for her velvet cupcakes…
Pumpkin spice. Definitely pumpkin spice.
*drool*
7:59 am on September 15th, 2009
Espresso cupcakes For The Win!!!!
7:59 am on September 15th, 2009
red velvet nom nom nom
8:00 am on September 15th, 2009
Uh, peanut butter cup please. It’s for my birthday no less!
8:01 am on September 15th, 2009
I haven’t had the pleasure of these cupcakes yet, but my hands down favorite, go-to cupcake is green tea.
8:04 am on September 15th, 2009
Strawberry shortcake and peanut butter cupcakes are my faves!
I <3 cupcakes. Cupcakes are my favorite fruit; that's where I get all of my vitamins.
8:04 am on September 15th, 2009
Oh… ummmm… Strawberry for sure.
8:04 am on September 15th, 2009
Definitely Bacon flavor.
8:05 am on September 15th, 2009
I would like a coffee/chocolate cupcake with crunchy oreo bits in it. I win! Send da cupcakes NOW!!!
8:11 am on September 15th, 2009
That pumpkin spice looks SO good. I like anything autumn-y. But I’d be down with peanut butter too!
8:11 am on September 15th, 2009
pumpkin spice for certain.
8:16 am on September 15th, 2009
Coconut is my favorite. But would love to try Pumpkin Spice- it sounds amazing!! And will go with the great LA Fall weather we’ve been having.
8:17 am on September 15th, 2009
Okay. I’m way unoriginal and love Red Velvet too! Mm.
8:19 am on September 15th, 2009
Oh my goodness! Amazing! Defintely Mocha, it’s the best of both worlds!
8:21 am on September 15th, 2009
I’m RATHER partial to lemony cupcakes. But cookies and cream are always bomb too.
nomnom!
8:22 am on September 15th, 2009
Chocolate is my favorite, but as long as they are vegan, any flavor is a winner.
Winx, Jinxi
8:24 am on September 15th, 2009
Pumpkin Spice in fall for sure.
8:25 am on September 15th, 2009
Peanut butter cup in my tum
8:26 am on September 15th, 2009
I love, love, love vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Coconut lime could also be awesome. Or, lemon with strawberry filling and frosting.
8:26 am on September 15th, 2009
pumpkin spice!!!
8:27 am on September 15th, 2009
Velvet is sooooo my fav!! I actually would any .. they look so DELICIOUS!!!!!!
8:27 am on September 15th, 2009
freevegan is my favourite flavor
seriously, i haven’t met one i haven’t liked. i am DYING to try the “jelly donut” cupcakes from @veganbakesale since recently seeing pics of them…drooooool 
they all look totally delicious but i definitely need pumpkin spice…c’mon fall!!! 
8:28 am on September 15th, 2009
Red velvet cupcakes are spectacular, because they are red AND chocolatey. Also a fan of the orange veggie flavors: carrot and pumpkin!
8:30 am on September 15th, 2009
I’m same as Emily above.
Lemon cupcakes and then COOOOOKies and CREAM.
IMO, Vegan cupcakes are hands-down better than regular. Fluffier. Creamier. Omg. Can I win now?
8:39 am on September 15th, 2009
Yummmmmm! I would have to say that cookies ‘n cream would be my favorite, but anything chocolate is high up there…especially if it has lots of frosting!
8:41 am on September 15th, 2009
I love basic VANILLA. If I could get VANILLA cake w/ vegan CREAM CHEESE frosting, I would die. In a sweet way.
Love Quarry Girl and Vegan Bake Sale! (I enjoy following you both on Twitter)
8:43 am on September 15th, 2009
pumpkin spice pumpkin spice oh em geeee pumpkin spice!!!
8:49 am on September 15th, 2009
banana with maple frosting… YUM!
8:49 am on September 15th, 2009
peanut butter cup! being a new and poor vegan, i haven’t had the chance to taste any vegan cupcakes except the red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting i baked two days ago (missed 2 meals to buy some of the ingredients). but it would be great to have a reference to how super yummy vegan cupcakes are supposed to taste like! i have been on veganbakesale but just to wonder how yummy they really are..!
8:59 am on September 15th, 2009
Nothing better than a coconut cupcake! YUM!
8:59 am on September 15th, 2009
tangy lime with coconut frosting sounds good to me…flakes not shreds.
9:01 am on September 15th, 2009
red velevt: today, tomorrow, and forever
9:15 am on September 15th, 2009
`drooling…. vegan + sweet it doesnt matter the flavor. LEMON!
9:23 am on September 15th, 2009
Red velvet. No strawberry shortcake. No….RED VELVET.
9:25 am on September 15th, 2009
peanut butter cup for the win
“I get the Reese’s candy bar. If you read that name Reese’s thats an apostrophe S. Reese’s apostrophe S at the end of that name. That means the candy bar is his. I didn’t know that. Next time you’re eating a Reese’s candy bar and a guy name Reese comes by and says “let me have that”, you better hand it over. “I’m sorry, Reese. I didn’t think I’d ever run into you.”
Mitch Hedberg
9:30 am on September 15th, 2009
red velvet =D this is exciting!
9:35 am on September 15th, 2009
Lemon cupcake FTW!!!
9:38 am on September 15th, 2009
Different flavors.
9:42 am on September 15th, 2009
Peanut Butter Chocolate. Now. In my mouth. Give it.
9:42 am on September 15th, 2009
Oreo cookie! Yum Yum!
9:48 am on September 15th, 2009
I love a strong vanilla, but those pumpkin spice look awesome too. Delicious!
9:53 am on September 15th, 2009
Favorite flavor – vanilla/lime with lime frosting. Yummy!
9:56 am on September 15th, 2009
coconut, strawberry shortcake, or lime sounds particularly delicious at this exact moment!
9:58 am on September 15th, 2009
Pumpkin Spice please or peanut butter cup…aw the choices all souns so wonderful…
10:06 am on September 15th, 2009
I’ve never had a red velvet cake or cupcake, so that’s what I’d want to try. All of Alix’s cupcakes I’ve tasted in the past have been absolutely amazing.
10:14 am on September 15th, 2009
Like many people here have said… how do you choose just one???? Since I must, my first choice is peanut butter cup. Of course if I wasn’t an unemployment statistic I would purchase them myself, but that is just not possible at this time. Feel sorry for me and give me a box of cupcakes : )
10:14 am on September 15th, 2009
I LOVE LOVE LOVE EVERYTHING PUMPKIN, but also love Peanut Butter. Honestly ALL these vegan cupcakes sound too good to be true!!!!
10:16 am on September 15th, 2009
yum! peanut butter cup…followed by cookies and cream!
10:29 am on September 15th, 2009
peanut butter & jelly !!!
10:31 am on September 15th, 2009
i’m all about the coconut these days
10:33 am on September 15th, 2009
PUMPKIN SPICE! its like biting into winter time in upstate new york
ps. i LOVE the fakery bakery by the way, so thanks for that posting. i got my birthday cake from her.
10:33 am on September 15th, 2009
This sounds so so good. I choose pumpkin spice all the way.
10:33 am on September 15th, 2009
I’m a loyal reader here – thanks for everything you do!
My favorite Vegan Bake Sale cupcake flavor is Pumpkin Spice.
I live in Los Angeles – a block from Hollywood + Highland.
Thanks!!
Natalie
10:35 am on September 15th, 2009
Lots of competition here to win these beautiful cupcakes! I’m salivating as I think about how good peanut butter cup sounds!
10:47 am on September 15th, 2009
strawberry shortcake! nom nom nom. now i must have cupcakes regardless
10:47 am on September 15th, 2009
Lemon! Lemon! Lemon!
10:48 am on September 15th, 2009
LIME!!! LIME!!! LIME!!!!
With Lemon and Coconut tying for a very close second place.
Yum!
10:49 am on September 15th, 2009
I can’t decide!!! Strawberry Shortcake, Peanut butter, red velvet & carrot cake!!! Bitchin’ vegan sweetness ; )
10:52 am on September 15th, 2009
The pumpkin spice has to be my favorite!
11:03 am on September 15th, 2009
Coconut or Cookies n Cream..how does one decide?!?!?
11:05 am on September 15th, 2009
Gotta go with the standard vanilla & vanilla
11:12 am on September 15th, 2009
pumpkin spice!!!
11:12 am on September 15th, 2009
all time fave: red velvet
seasonal fave: pumpkin spice
yummy yummy! this makes me so happy
11:18 am on September 15th, 2009
I love lemon cupcakes with cream cheese frosting!
11:42 am on September 15th, 2009
This is so cool! My favorite is also pumpkin. I wait all year to have pumpkin treats in the fall. Yum!
11:45 am on September 15th, 2009
I am pretty much in love with carrot cake.
11:46 am on September 15th, 2009
peanut butter cupcakes sound AMAZING! i’ve never even heard of such a heavenly thing
12:04 pm on September 15th, 2009
I haven’t had the joy of trying VBS yet, but chocolate is always a go! Altho I am intrigued by another poster’s mention of green tea…
12:08 pm on September 15th, 2009
holy crap those look deeelish!
strawberry!!!
12:09 pm on September 15th, 2009
It’s gotta be peanut butter cup. I mean, not that there’s anything wrong with all of the other splendiferous flavors — they are all life changing. But as far as personal taste goes, peanut butter cup is cosmically good, almost as if it had been created by Gaia herself. Yup. Peanut butter cup definitely get my vote. No doubt.
Wait a minute…
There’s a lemon?! Ugh!
I’ll get back to you.
12:13 pm on September 15th, 2009
Aww, this is awesome! Yay Alix!
12:17 pm on September 15th, 2009
Okay first off, thank you so much for the giveaway. These cupcakes look amazing. I’m a peanut butter type of girl all the way but coconut is my second favorite. And of course, chocolate is always nice.
12:42 pm on September 15th, 2009
Those cupcakes need to be in my possession.
I love Pumkin Spice!!!!
1:17 pm on September 15th, 2009
I’m not entering the contest because that wouldn’t be fair, I’m just here to say that anyone who hasn’t yet had the Vegan Bake Sale strawberry shortcake cupcakes is missing out on life. If you are reading this and end up being the winner, I’m telling you… the strawberry shortcake is where it’s at! Good luck all, you’re in for a treat!
1:18 pm on September 15th, 2009
Mmmm..Yum Yum! I would have to say Peanut Butter Cup!
1:33 pm on September 15th, 2009
Red velvet cupcakes are my fave. They make me do the cupcake dance.
1:36 pm on September 15th, 2009
Love Strawberry shortcake cupcakes..
1:52 pm on September 15th, 2009
We had 5 dozen of Vegan Bake Sale’s ‘cakes at my wedding last month! They were yums! My favs are the red velvet and oreo.
I feel spoiled now…
2:08 pm on September 15th, 2009
I love carrot cake, and I’m local!
2:10 pm on September 15th, 2009
Plain and Simple: Chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting
2:27 pm on September 15th, 2009
mmm, chocolate :]
2:36 pm on September 15th, 2009
chocolate!! old skool!!!
3:08 pm on September 15th, 2009
Wow…you should have more contests, it seems to be bringing all the shy kids out of the woodwork.
Anyway, not that my postpartum belly needs it but I love anything peanut buttery. I’m a red velvet virgin though so I should probably give those a whirl too.
3:38 pm on September 15th, 2009
So many but if I had to narrow it down: mocha, coconut, chocolate.
3:47 pm on September 15th, 2009
how about cadbury creme egg flavored?
3:48 pm on September 15th, 2009
peanut butter!
3:51 pm on September 15th, 2009
Red Velvet pleaseeeeeeeeee! They look delish
3:51 pm on September 15th, 2009
If specialty flavors are allowed — strawberry shortcake; if not, velvet or lime — *crossing fingers*
3:55 pm on September 15th, 2009
peanut butter cup … DUH!
3:55 pm on September 15th, 2009
something with lavender!!! floral cuppy cakes!
3:57 pm on September 15th, 2009
solid chocolate or carrot cake
3:58 pm on September 15th, 2009
Pumpkin spice!
3:58 pm on September 15th, 2009
Red Valvet
4:00 pm on September 15th, 2009
Peanut Butter Cup
4:00 pm on September 15th, 2009
it’s a toss up between chocolate and carrot cake. mmm!!
4:05 pm on September 15th, 2009
strawberry shortcake.
4:11 pm on September 15th, 2009
red smelvet. ._.
4:17 pm on September 15th, 2009
hmmm.. definitely chocolate. mmmm.
love, love, love vegan treats!
thanks vegan bake sale!
4:17 pm on September 15th, 2009
I gotta go with the red velvet cupcake with white frosting. Oooooh man, am I drooling!
4:34 pm on September 15th, 2009
Chocolate with Cream Cheese frosting!!! Or maybe Boston Cream, if that’s on option.
4:35 pm on September 15th, 2009
lemon.
4:46 pm on September 15th, 2009
Pumpkin spice!!
4:51 pm on September 15th, 2009
strawberry shortcake!!
4:51 pm on September 15th, 2009
apple pie
4:55 pm on September 15th, 2009
banana chocolate nut….
4:56 pm on September 15th, 2009
I’m definitely going to go with Strawberry Shortcake! “Cupcakes!”
5:01 pm on September 15th, 2009
Clearly I am missing out, ’cause I pretty much haven’t tried any of the amazing-sounding flavors people have been mentioning! So, from my obviously lacking personal experience, I’d have to go with the tried-and-true chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting (though I’d be more than willing, and thrilled, to try them all out!).
5:04 pm on September 15th, 2009
Banana cupcake (like banana bread) with chocolately frosting! YUMMIES
Pick me! Pick me for real!
5:17 pm on September 15th, 2009
Lemon!
5:17 pm on September 15th, 2009
Yay ! Vanilla on vanilla !
5:22 pm on September 15th, 2009
velvet !!!! yum!!!!!!
5:33 pm on September 15th, 2009
An espresso vegan cupcake with chocolate frosting!
5:37 pm on September 15th, 2009
I want Boston Creme Pie cupcakes please!
5:59 pm on September 15th, 2009
They all look so good … but the pumpkin spice looks the best!
6:20 pm on September 15th, 2009
Wow, I would gladly take any of those delectable vegan cupcakes, but that pumpkin spice reminds that my favorite time of year is almost here…so I’ll pick that one
7:02 pm on September 15th, 2009
Cookies and Cream all the way!
Thanks!
7:54 pm on September 15th, 2009
Pumpkin spice sounds soo yummy in my tummy
8:16 pm on September 15th, 2009
Peanut butter cup…yum!
8:23 pm on September 15th, 2009
chocolate peanut butter!
8:59 pm on September 15th, 2009
Free cupcakes! Last time I had an offer this good I left a cupcake-crumb trail all the way home.
German Chocolate Cupcakes W/Pecan-Coconut Frosting, Please.
No witchcraft or I’ll eat your haus! (You’ll re-Gretel it…)
Hansel
10:14 pm on September 15th, 2009
The strawberry shortcake cupcakes sound marvelous! Second choice, the classic that is chocolate.
10:36 pm on September 15th, 2009
I’m a fan of surprises in my cupcakes, so I’d have to go with something like a Boston Creme Cupcake. Amazing. PS Quarrygirl, you have made my life so much easier eating out in LA.
11:12 pm on September 15th, 2009
Gonna have to go with lemon raspberry, if that’s an option!
11:16 pm on September 15th, 2009
I’d really love a peanut butter and banana flavored one right now! Yummy1
11:56 pm on September 15th, 2009
Why i would love to try a peanut butter otherwise shoot chocolate is just fine..
7:06 am on September 16th, 2009
chocolate…plain and simple:)
9:01 am on September 16th, 2009
Banana cupacakes every time!!!
11:43 am on September 16th, 2009
chocolate. classic. yummy in my tummy. =]~
12:10 pm on September 16th, 2009
Now would be the perfect time for me to have my first vegan cupcake and then share the wealth to the rest of my omni family members to let them taste how yummy vegan goodies are!!!!
Espresso cupcakes for the win!
And thanks for everything you do!!!!
2:24 pm on September 16th, 2009
It’s a tie between red velvet and peanut butter. Oh I would be thrilled with either!! So delicious! I am already drooling.
2:35 pm on September 16th, 2009
Am I too late to post a comment? Chai tea would be an amazing cupcake flavor I think <3
5:04 pm on September 16th, 2009
mmmmmmmmmmm…I’m dreaming about #1 – red velvet cupcakes or #2 carrot cupcakes…either OR both – with cream cheese frosting, right? My birthday’s this Friday the 18th, but I could handle the delayed gratification!
6:35 pm on September 16th, 2009
I love Chocolate! Anything chocolate. My birthday is next month so this would be icing on the cake!!;-)
6:44 pm on September 16th, 2009
pumpkin spice!
6:48 pm on September 16th, 2009
red velvet
6:49 pm on September 16th, 2009
red velvet
6:58 pm on September 16th, 2009
Carrot Cake please
7:26 pm on September 16th, 2009
Pumkin spice!
7:30 pm on September 16th, 2009
Velvet.
PS. This is the first time I leave a comment and I just have to say that I love your reviews Quarrygirl! thank you for existing!
9:08 pm on September 16th, 2009
Well, if I MUST choose just ONE flavor it would be coconutpumpkinstrawberryshortcake. Okay, fine, coconut.
9:32 pm on September 16th, 2009
Tiramisu! YUM!
11:47 am on September 17th, 2009
Omgosh this is hard!!! hmmmm Pumpkin spice!!!
3:09 pm on September 17th, 2009
Chocolate Peanut Butter!
4:09 pm on September 17th, 2009
Peanut Butter Cup would without a doubt consume me, be consumed by me, be consummated with me, be my face’s swimming pool.
9:23 pm on September 17th, 2009
Me-yo, my-yo, *MOCHA,* hiyo!
9:33 pm on September 17th, 2009
vegan heath bar or vegan butterfinger is it possible? lol
9:56 am on September 18th, 2009
P E A N U T B U T T E R C U P
7:41 am on September 20th, 2009
peanut butter graham cracker!
or
peanut butter with cookies (like a cookies’n'cream, but with peanut butter!)
yae!
11:24 am on September 21st, 2009
Oh how POSSIBLY can I pick just one? They ALL sound ridiculously good…like pumpkin spice, peanut butter, carrot cake, cookies & cream, strawberry, lemon…I could go on. If my arm’s tied behind my back, I’d say hmmm, I don’t know…carrot cake!?? Fantastic giveaway!! my little vegan heart thanks you!!!
Candy
2:57 pm on September 21st, 2009
Though vanilla has become synonymous with bland and boring in advertising and popular culture, it is by far my favorite flavor. Real vanilla bean has much more flavor than it is given credit for. Thank you Vegan Bake Sale!
4:05 pm on September 21st, 2009
simple chocolate for me!
4:15 pm on September 21st, 2009
This kind of thing makes me happy I moved to LA.
If I had to choose, either peanut butter cup or pumpkin spice!
4:27 pm on September 21st, 2009
Just one flavor? Oh dang! C’mon velvet… oh crap, chocolate, oh crap mocha… Pick me!
4:49 pm on September 21st, 2009
Oh man, red velvet all the way.
5:04 pm on September 21st, 2009
i have never had much of a sweet tooth but before i went vegan the one desert to always tempt me was tiramisu. a tiramisu cupcake i would eat in a flash (must be the rum).
6:01 pm on September 21st, 2009
My partner is CRAZY for vegan cupcakes; vegan cupcakes are literally helping to keep her vegan. Diamonds ain’t her best friend, vegan cupcakes are. My favorite is a chocolate cupcake with fresh mint leaves on top. Best combo ever!
(for the poster above me, trishells, have you tried the tiramisu at M Cafe — good stuff!!)