To Ina Garten, your creativity and passion for food has inspired me throughout the years. Thank you for getting my bum in the kitchen. And to Stephane Barnouin, for encouraging me to do what I love. And to Jack, for always being by my side when I bake. Contents Introduction Get Your Bum in the Kitchen Ten Simple Rules for Vegan Baking Substitute It! Vegan Baking Swaps Ask Kim: Shit Every Baker Should Know Sweetener Substitutions: Healthier Sugar Alternatives Baking with Kids The ABCs of Cake Decorating The Recipes Cakes + Cupcakes Chocolate Ding-Dings Banana Cream Cakes German Chocolate Cake Chocolate Espresso Raspberry Gâteau Lemon Yogurt Pound Cake Stephane’s Orange Poppy Seed Bundt Cake Tortuga Rum Cake (Lindsay Nixon, Happy Herbivore) Truly Guilt-Free Orange Chocolate Cake (Whitney Lauritsen, Eco-Vegan Gal) Vanilla Chai Cupcakes Thinkin’ of Key West Key Lime Cupcakes Cherry Almond Cupcakes Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes Pies Heavenly Blueberry Pie Lime Pot de Crème Chocolate Puddin’ Pie Out-of-This-World Cherry Pie Flaky Pastry Dough Short Pastry Crust Pastries + Tarts Baklava Maple Sweet Potato Bread Cherry Cranberry Bread Carrot Zucchini Bread Sweet Potato Strudel Pears Baked in Phyllo Tropical Fruit Scones Fresh Peach Crostata Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Glazed Cinnamon Rolls Doughfinns Almond Tarts (Ingrid Newkirk, PETA) Savories + Breads Leek and Tomato Tart Spiced Baked Potato Samosas Tiny Spanakopita Shiitake Ginger in Phyllo Pouches Curried Butternut Calzones Spicy Cornbread “Cheese” and “Sausage” Biscuits Sprouted Wheat Berry Cracker Bread Whole Wheat Salt and Pepper Crackers Fennel and Sea Salt Bagels Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Roasted Garlic Naan Whole Wheat French Baguette Oatmeal Raisin Bread Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls Rosemary Potato Rolls Irish Soda Bread Avocado Quinoa Muffins Jamie Johnson’s Blueberry Muffins Cookies Chocolate Almond Hazelnut Cookies Spiced Sugar Cookies Orange Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Cookies Almond “Holy Shit, These Are Good” Cookies Lemon Glaze Cookies Chewy Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies Chewy Oatmeal Cookies Rosewater Cheesecake Cookies The Healthy Voyager’s Butter Toffee Cookies (Carolyn Scott, The Healthy Voyager) Pfeffernüsse Cookies (Jessie Williams, EatPastry) Matcha Green Tea Almond Thumbprint Cookies (Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart, Vaute Couture) Frostings + Sauces Coconut Pecan Frosting Lemon Vanilla Glaze Vegan Chocolate Ganache Classic Buttercream Frosting Zesty Lime Cream Cheese Frosting Cherry Buttercream Frosting Raspberry Buttercream Frosting Dark Chocolate Sauce Easy Berry Sauce Orange Cream Frosting Cupcake Cream Filling Dessert Bars Apricot Walnut Biscotti Lemon Bars Figgy Date and Pistachio Bars Sanctuary Tracks Cookie Bars (Gene Baur, Farm Sanctuary) Cold Treats Watermelon Peach Sorbet Blackberry Granita Watermelon Mint Slushy Gluten-Free Goodies Chocolate Cake with Lemon Vanilla Glaze Felicia’s Stuffed Strawberries (Dr. Randi Ross, Gluten Free Healthee) Felicia’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Cookies (Dr. Randi Ross, Gluten Free Healthee) Coconut Shortbread Cookies Rice Krispies Treats Chocolate Chip Cookies (Erin McKenna, BabyCakes NYC) Acknowledgments Index About the Author Backad Also by Kim Barnouin Credits Photo Credits Copyright About the Publisher