Parve Choc. Cupcakes w/o margarine?
I REALLY don't want to start a whole cultural/dietary/religious debate; but I need a recipe for parve chocolate cupcakes WITHOUT margerine or any other hydrogenated foodstuff substitutes.
We're having a BBQ on Friday, and one of the families that is coming keeps kosher to the extent that the whole party must be kosher or they won't be able to eat anything; which I respect very much.
A friend has offered to bring something (actually several things, bless her) and one of them is chocolate cupcakes. She does not cook with margarine, Cool Whip, etc.; which I also respect very much.
Maybe someone has a recipe using part applesauce and part oil or something? I am "The Boss' Wife" so this isn't the time for experimentation - I need a tried and true recipe :-)
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14 Comments:
Butter isn't kosher? I am asking because I don't know.
Grumpy Old Man at 2:29PM on 06/23/09
is canola oil ok?
if it is, this vegan chocolate cake is actually very good. i made it for a vegan friend, and even her meat-eating relatives liked it.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Vegan-Chocolate-Cake/Detail.aspx
the recipe makes about 8 cupcakes.
it's best to move quickly getting it into the oven after mixing it... it's just the vinegar and baking soda doing all of the leavening.
andshewas at 2:42PM on 06/23/09
@GOM, not if you're having a big 'ol meat BBQ. If we were having just salads and cheese and hummus and pita it would be fine :-)
cowprintrabbit at 2:42PM on 06/23/09
GOM - "parve" means that it contains neither meat products nor dairy products (including the deliciousness that is butter). If you keep kosher, then you don't mix meat and dairy in the same meal, so you wouldn't eat a burger and then a dessert with dairy in it.
Cowprint - I will check a cookbook when I get home and post if I see anything good.
NYCEater at 2:56PM on 06/23/09
Okay, I gotcha. Thanks, NYCEditer.
Grumpy Old Man at 2:58PM on 06/23/09
Given that this is the case, why not make muffins instead of cupcakes. A little extra sugar or other sweetener, honey or maple syrup, using a kosher oil should make a good substitute. Add chunk chocolate and raisins to them instead of icing them.
Grumpy Old Man at 3:00PM on 06/23/09
I am right behind the recipe that andshewas posted. I use the same one when baking vegan and it is very good. I use it often enough that I can say "tried and true".
I suggest baking them the day before if you can, as the chocolate flavor really comes out and they get more moist after resting for a day. Ice with a nice vegan frosting or a jam glaze and you are all set. Very good stuff.
sadiepix at 3:03PM on 06/23/09
I keep kosher and I have a chocolate cake recipe that works great for cupcakes to. Mix 4 eggs and 3 cups of sugar. Add 1 cup of oil, 3 cups of flour, 2 cups of boiling water, 1 cup of cocoa, 1 tsp coffee, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda. Bake @ 350. It makes a lot and gets a really nice and sticky top!
hiimlauren at 3:05PM on 06/23/09
Hm, would she use Earth Balance? I'm not a huge proponent but it might work for your purposes. It's organic and non-hydrogenated, and can make a delicious frosting - just use as you would butter (though it's a bit softer at room temp).
producestories at 3:48PM on 06/23/09
I thirdly nominate the recipe andshewas posted, assuming it's kosher. I believe it is, with my basic NYer knowledge on the subject. My family has made a very similar recipe for years that we call crazy cake (crazy because it doesn't use butter or eggs, I guess). It is yummy and a really good basic recipe regardless of dietary restrictions.
meem21 at 4:09PM on 06/23/09
@meem21, my family makes crazy cake too! It's one of my all-time favorites. We always frost it with mocha icing. I never thought about it as a vegan option- will definitely have to keep that in mind.
Embackus at 4:23PM on 06/23/09
@producestories - I'm not sure if she would, but I'm actually in Israel - not sure if that's available here?
Thanks all for the ideas! I will send her andshewas and hiimlauren's recipes and let her pick :-)
cowprintrabbit at 4:52PM on 06/23/09
I make Rachael Ray's Black Bottomed cupcakes all the time - the recipe is on her website. The "black bottom" part is parve by default, as it just uses vegetable oil, and I bet you could sub vegan cream cheese/chocolate chips for the filling.
QueenHerm at 10:48PM on 06/23/09
@embackus, my family always made it with chocolate frosting (like the Hershey's cocoa recipe on the side of the box). I have to try it with mocha! I never thought of it as vegan either until recently when I actually started to look up vegan recipes and saw a chocolate cake recipe that looked oddly familiar!
meem21 at 8:59AM on 06/24/09