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vegan desserts from the fakery bakery
19August 20th, 2009vegan bakers
about a month ago, i made an announcement on this blog about the start of a new vegan bakery in los angeles called the fakery bakery. well i finally got a chance to try some of their goods—and boy, oh boy!—these desserts are a force to be reckoned with.
although everything on the fakery’s menu looks incredible, the first thing that caught my eye were peanut butter cups pictured on their website’s homepage. recently i had a small get-together with some friends and the fakery bakery was kind enough to provide us with dessert—a batch of the peanut butter cups i’ve been craving and also a whole box of vegan baklava—both of which were amazing.
vegan chocolate peanut butter cups from the fakery bakery
these peanut butter cups were everything i’d hoped for and more. they tasted like a gourmet twist on the trashy reeses peanut butter cups i used to love as a kid. these were made of rich flavorful chocolate and were filled with a thick sugary peanut butter mixture that was extremely additive, and way better than actual peanut butter. not only did the cups taste incredible, but they were gorgeous to look at as well. each chocolate cup was perfectly formed, and the peanut butter mixture was piped into beautiful swirly shapes.
the fakery bakery’s vegan baklava was also fucking delicious, and just as good as the real thing.
vegan baklava from the fakery bakery
the flaky phyllo crust tasted exactly like the buttery stuff i remember from eating baklava in my pre-vegan days. the insides were filled with chopped nuts and a gooey sugary sauce that tasted so much like honey, i couldn’t believe it. everyone was completely blown away by these things; they were so rick and decadent, i would challenge any omnivore to discern between the fakery bakery’s vegan baklava and the real stuff made with gross dairy products and bee spit.
there is no mention of vegan bakalava on the fakery bakery’s website, but just shoot them an email about it and they can whip some up for you. in fact, if you can think of any desserts you miss from before you were vegan, you should let the fakery know….they can probably make you a vegan version that will blow you away.
so los angeles vegans, if you want decadent sugary sweets that don’t taste vegan and can fool your omnivore friends, hit up the fakery bakery. and make SURE you try the peanut butter cups, those things are unbelievable.
Tags: baklava, dessert, peanut butter cups, the fakery bakery
18 responses to “vegan desserts from the fakery bakery” 
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I didn’t try the baklava, but wow, the peanut butter cups are beyond amazing!
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I think I ate the other half.
The baklava was amazing too. I only took one piece home and as soon as I ate it I regretted not taking ten more.
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Fakery Bakery’s a cute name and their desserts look great, but a little part of me doesn’t like that vegan baking is being referred to as fake…lol
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Thank you for the awesome post, Quarrygirl!! I’m glad everyone enjoyed the goodies… It’s why I do what I do.
Nora – The name is kind of mocking the fact that people refer to vegan food as being “fake” when it is very much real.
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jennifer August 20th, 2009 at 10:26
i haven’t had these yet but can’t wait to try them ’cause EVERYTHING the fakery makes is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! :):):)
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If it’s so good and such a “real” food style, why must you keep over-selling it? I saw the pic of the peanut butter cups on Tastespotting, and they looked neato, so I clicked. But, reading your descriptions, it just made me confused. I understand you are a vegan but with lines like “just as good as the real thing” and “the real stuff made with gross dairy products and bee spit”, it sounds more like you are a frustrated vegan, instead of someone trying to promote the lifestyle.
But, the food looks good, just the same. 🙂
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Those peanut butter cups look out of control! I am gonna have to splurge and order a batch around the holidays!
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miss anthrope August 20th, 2009 at 17:48
just to clarify april, animal products make food that tastes good. food that i miss. stuff like peanut butter cups.
if i can eat stuff that tastes like the real thing, but doesn’t cause pain and suffering to innocent animals….well then, i am all for it. and will continue to “over-sell” it until i run out of breath.
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Boy do they need to ship to Phoenix! Right now! OMG I am so hungry and these look so good. Darn your delicious suggestions! :c)
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i love both peanut butter and cheeze as the filling of my morning sandwhich.*`.
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i am allergic to peanuts so i can only taste a bit of peanut butter even if i love it so much.~”~
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