Update: The winner of the “Gluten Free Cupcakes” book (chosen by random.org) is #30… Anaquita!
“My favorite cupcake flavor so far is pumpkin. Especially made with fresh pumpkin puree from a self roasted sugar pumpkin.”
Lovely! Congrats Anaquita, you’ll love this book. Email me to claim your loot!
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I got a wonderful gift in the mail yesterday that compelled me to host a giveaway because I want one of you to have it too. One of my favorite food bloggers, Elana Amsterdam, of Elana’s Pantry has a new book coming out this week called “Gluten-Free Cupcakes,” and it looks heavenly. I have talked about Elana’s food philosophy in the past when her last book hit the shelves, but I want to say it again.
She really understands food and how it affects the body in a holistic way. We can’t all be perfect all the time with what we eat, and sometimes we just need a sweet treat. I personally am pretty sensitive to lots of gluten and sugar and so what I love is that Elana works so hard so that her recipes not only work but they are delicious. She tested one recipe for chocolate cupcakes 50 times. You heard me. And the cherry on the cupcake is that they are filled with ingredients that are natural and make you feel good. What could be better? You can have your cupcake and eat it too!
So in honor of this holiday and of this wonderful book, I’m giving away 1 copy of “Gluten Free Cupcakes.” You can read more about it here, and it’s currently available for a great price.
Here are some of the recipes you’ll find in her latest book:
~ Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Meringue Frosting
~ Marble Cupcakes with Vegan Chocolate Frosting
~ Flourless Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes with Vegan Chocolate Frosting
~ Lime Cupcakes with Vegan Coconut Frosting
~ Banana Split Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache and Whipped Cream Frosting
To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment telling me what your favorite cupcake flavor is! Or if you’re not a cupcake guy or gal, tell me what your favorite food treat is. To enter more than once, you can do any or all of the following: sign up for my newsletter on the right, join the fun on my facebook page, join my twitter adventures. Enter a comment for each one that you do and I’ll count your entry that many times.
Giveaway ends Wednesday at 5pm EST.
Happy Holiday! I hope the Easter Bunny is good to you, and you’re eating something delicious wherever you may be.
Here is a sneak preview of one of Elana’s recipes:
Reprinted with permission from Gluten-Free Cupcakes: 50 Irresistible Recipes Made with Almond and Coconut Flour. Copyright © 2011 by Elana Amsterdam, Celestial Arts, an imprint of Ten Speed Press, a division of the Crown Publishing Group, Berkeley, CA. Photo Credit: Annabelle Breakey. Ingredients Instructions
~ Cupcakes and a Giveaway by Simply Sugar and Gluten Free
~ Gluten Free Peter Rabbit Cupcakes by Family Fresh Cooking
~ Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting by The Pioneer Woman
~ Bananas Foster Cupcakes by Georgia Pellegrini
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My favorite cupcake flavor (at the moment) is probably carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.
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I pretty much love all cupcakes… but if I were pushed, I’d say I particularly like a s’mores-flavored cupcake I happened upon at Meringue Bakery in Dallas.
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Ditto on the carrot cake. Cupcakes provide the perfect ratio of cake to icing, which is sometimes lost of a “real” cake (not that I don’t love cake either though!).
Favorite cupcake is Maker’s Mark, Chocolate, maple, bacon. I am not afraid!
Same as my favorite cake, I’m a huge fan of red velvet cupcakes. Add the cream cheese frosting and I’ll do your chores all day!
Spice, with cream cheese frosting, FTW!
anything that has chocolate in it! mm..
So need to get my hands on Elana’s new book. She is a rock star gluten free baker & I bet each and every cupcake is a gem. Great giveaway!
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I love smore’s cupcakes!
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Anything chocolate! I’m simple that way.
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My favorite cupcake flavor is red velvet with cream cheese frosting!
my favorite cupcake flavor will be the one my entire family can enjoy without worrying about food allergies, fructose, dairy or sugar.
I love Cinnamon sugar cupcakes. Yummy!
My latest creation was a Lane Cupcake (white cake with bourbon-pecan filling), but my favorite has been a Chai-Spiced Carrot Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting.
My fave cupcake (or cake flavor for that matter) is chocolate… Anything chocolate!
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My favorite is Red Velvet and I know my daughter will love the Blueberry- Lemon! Really hope I get the chance to try this cookbook out!! Thanks!! Liked your FB page!
I am a cookie girl, but a moist chocolate cupcake is something I can not pass up!
I love Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes, and also Carrot Cake Cupcakes…yum!
neck and neck for my all time favorite cupcake: vanilla cake with chocolate frosting & vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting. just can’t decide.
My favorite cupcake flavor so far is pumpkin. Especially made with fresh pumpkin puree from a self roasted sugar pumpkin. <3
I so love the carrot and cream cheese frosting, but I really like the strawberry, I add lemon zest to the cake for a kick in the taste buds, delicious! Thanks for making cupcakes loveable again…I thought I’d have to pout and cry without my fix. Cake is my best friend.
I love chocolate cupcakes. Yum!
Such a fun giveaway! I love that Elena’s cupcakes only make 8 cupcakes per recipe!
My favorite cupcake is lemon with whipped cream frosting
Love lemon poppyseed cupcakes.
Vanilla bean!
my favorite flavor depends on my mood, but most recently pioneer woman’s chocolate sheet cake made into cupcakes with a pudding and whipped cream vanilla frosting, yum!
I love lemon cupcakes with lemon curd or a buttercream frosting, they’re my favorites!
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