Miami - September 16, 2009

We've Only Just Vegan

Becca's Vegan Cupcakes

At 16, you were a captain of industry, charging friends a 10 percent finder’s fee for the beer your older brother bought.

Sixteen-year-old entrepreneur Becca Medvin took the sweeter route with her eponymous vegan cupcake company.

After giving up everything from steak to eggs, the teen found there wasn’t much dessert available — and what was tasted like nutty cardboard. So she took it upon herself to develop a tasty cupcake sans animal products.

The most popular flavors are the classics, chocolate and vanilla. But the carrot cake deserves a special nod, as does the chocolate chip cookie dough (which has a lil’ cookie baked right inside). While you might think cupcakes need loads of butter, Medvin swears her vegan variety has made “people cry from happiness.”

We’re sure you’ll want a piece of the action.

Available at The Bookstore in the Grove, 3399 Virginia Street, Coconut Grove (305-443-2855 or thebookstoreinthegrove.com).

  Veg Head