To know me is to love me – and to love me is to fully accept my Andrew W.K. obsession without question.
For those of you who have already been seduced by his bloody face, greasy hair and filthy shoes you’re nodding your head in agreement right now. You know how awesome it feels to listen to We Want Fun while stomping around your house, swinging your arms around like a monkey.
I’ve been following Andrew on Twitter for a bit now, and I about lost my mind when he started following me back. I did attempt to find out his favorite kind of cupcake before I made these, but he was too busy partying hard to answer me. That’s OK, me and my brain figured it out. Originally I thought I’d do an all-white cupcake to honor his signature outfit. Then maybe I’d splotch it up with some manner of edible grease and pit stains. Yuck. That didn’t sound very good.
So I listened to I Get Wet non-stop for one entire work day. 8 hours of Party til You Puke, Ready to Die, I love NYC… I remembered reading articles about Andrew’s life in NYC, and I could totally relate to his passion for the city. I too love New York City – I just happen to love Chicago more. And how better to celebrate one’s love for the NYC than with a black and white? Any New Yorker will tell you it’s a classic – and anyone who’s eaten one will tell you it’s delicious. Look to the cookie!
You’ll need:
For the cake:
- 3/4 cups self-rising flour
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbs all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup vegan margarine
- 1 cup sugar
- your favorite vegan replacer for 2 eggs (I use Egg Replacer)
- 1/2 cup non-dairy milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
For the white icing:
- 1 & 1/2 cups vegan confectioner’s sugar
- 1/2 cup margarine
- pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
For the black icing:
- 1/4 cup full fat soy milk or coconut milk
- 4 oz dark or bittersweet vegan chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Yep, I’m aware that these are non-traditional toppings for a black & white. I considered the traditional glazes and they seemed too runny for the top of a cupcake. Do whatever you want, it’s your party.
Then you:
Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees and line one pan with paper cupcake liners. Cream the margarine and sugar for about 3 minutes. Add the egg replacer and mix with a hand mixer until incorporated. Sift the dry ingredients together into a small bowl. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with the non-dairy milk and vanilla. Mix just until smooth, don’t overmix. Bake 20-25 minutes or until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 15 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
To make the white icing, beat together the sugar, margarine and salt until it’s light and fluffy – about 4-5 minutes. Add vanilla and beat until smooth.
To make the black icing, heat the non-dairy milk until it’s almost boiling. Then remove it from heat, add the chocolate and maple syrup and stir until smooth. You’ll want to let this thicken & cool at least 30 minutes before using it, so you might even want to make it before you bake.
Then spread 1/2 of each cupcake with white, and the other half with black. Pop in these toppers. Proceed to party.
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andrew w.k. = heaven. or hell. take your pick. awesome
now give me some shirts, cuz yeah, I’m fat
thanks 😉 Sandy B
I am so pleased to read about your affection for Andrew W.K.! I’m about to move in with my boyfriend, who is also a AWK fanatic. Upon moving all of my baking tools into his kitchen, these AWK cupcakes will be my first project. Here’s an additional thought: he recently tweeted about this Party Snack:
http://twitter.com/AndrewWK/status/10158741821
Possibly these cupcakes could be decorated with peanut M&M’s and Cheerios? Regardless, I’m quite interested in those AWK cupcake toppers. Thanks for sharing!
Hey! I can go either way with AWK. Really depends on what mood I am in..BUT, I do have a close friend who is head-over-heels with him and would love love love if you put up the cupcake toppers for download!
I couldn’t give a rats ass about Andrew WK, but I MUST have that glorious shirt!
I really dislike Andrew W.K. Redundant much? How many times can you really say Party in a song? Apparently a lot. But I accept your Andrew W.K obsession and I dig the shirts…:)
Andrew W.K. makes me smile! And he’s one of the very few musicians that me and my fiance both love, so you know we’re always partying hard.
I would lovelovelovelovelove it if you posted the file to those toppers! They’re a-ma-zing.
I really am tired of Andrew, I hear about him everywhere, people say he is amazing, I just don’t get what makes him so amazing, he’s somewhere on that fine line between talented and annoying. I totally appreciate your love for him, I think its as much as I love these rad shirts!
Andrew WK is awesome! Loved seeing him during SXSW
I love Andrew WK… And Free T-Shirts!
Andrew WK… I haven’t thought or heard his music in years… but I like free t-shirts… and I appreciate the sentiment of partying hard.
Andrew WK rocks….literally :p I love their music, it gets me pumped!
Andrew WK released an album in Japan with all gundam-themed tracks. A man, his music, and mecha: what’s not to love?
She is beautiful is on my wake up playlist… and every time it gets played i dance around my house in my underwear! I love AWK!!
So let’s get a party going!!!,Now it’s time to party and we’ll party hard! Much love for the WK!
Ooh Andrew W.K.and Seibei shirts! I’ve said it so many times, “If girls could pop boners!” – I would totally have one right now! Seriously, when I’m having a bad day, I bump Andrew W.K. in the car and instantly feel better! I can’t say enough about that greasy haired and dirty white outfit wearing dude!
AWK is pretty legit. Keep seeing him all over cartoon network these days. Doesn’t seem like the type that would appeal to kids. Random.
Holy shiz, this post is amazing. I know how much you love Andrew W. K. & well, that just enhances your cool factor.
Good Godzilla, I am loving Seibei’s new shirt! I want it and I need it, because it’s true.
That shirt rules! Ryan loves Andrew W.K. & I’m down.
Andrew W.K. = dance umph umph umph dance o.o
I’m not fat, but I party. Oh The Irony would be so awesome
I will occasionally listen to Andrew W.K. but a lot of his songs sound the same to me.
AWK is awesome. I’m so glad he’s back to rocking instead of all those weird conceptual stuff he was doing. “She is Beautiful” is probably the greatest video ever
I had a picture of him in my locker in high school. Once when I saw him live he let me sing the Nanana’s in She is Beautiful. He stepped on my hand and also sweated on me. It was awesome.
I got into a big fight with an exboyfriend over the the greatest party song. He had the audacity to say it was anything other than It’s Time to Party.
I actually didn’t remember Andrew WK until a few months back when I he started following me on Twitter, and then I clicked it and was like, oh my God! I remember this! It was a nice high school nostalgia moment. Me and my best friend used to drive around in his crusty BMW listening to ‘I Get Wet’ lookin’ for trouble. We usually just found the 7-Eleven instead.
God knows what he found interesting about my tweets, but I understand your excitement completely! We must be bad-ass bitches, yo.
Love the idea of the cupcake not Andrew WK. Seibei is awesome. Have a Make me a sandwich shirt + if I can convince my wife I will be getting I’m Fat lets party- Which is was I’m Biggie Sized lets eat!
LOL
I LOVE
BAKE AND DESTROY
OOOOOOOOOOOOH YEAH
BAKE AND DESTROY
I LOVE (I LOVE!)
BAKE AND DESTROY
OOOOOOOOOOOOH YEAH (OH YEAH!)
BAKE AND DESTROY
AWK is god. I have a 6-foot subway poster of the “I Get Wet” album cover in my office at work. It’s like the bloody Mona Lisa; his eyes follow me everywhere I go. Love the man, love the myth, love the legend. I’ve seen him with a full band (three times), solo (once), giving a lecture and even on a SXSW panel — I truly worship him.
my fun andrew w.k. fact is that i used to work at his practice space before he got famous and i knew him when he was just a local kid with short hair and a (somewhat) clean face 🙂
i love everything about this post
You are the reason I listen to him on my way to work, fist-pumping my way down route 80. So the songs all sound the same. Whatever! Anything else make ya wanna jump up and down on yer bed like THIS guy?? Didn’t think so.
Whoa! Talk about a blast from the past, I haven’t heard anything about AWK in years. I vaguely remember the one hit he had and I vaguely remember thinking he was a jackass…that’s about it. But I can always appreciate a good obsession. And I want that kick ass shirt!
I dig Andrew WK for sure. He enjoys his fun, much like myself, and I can only imagine the mess of a party he’d have with those cupcakes. Blood, icing, partying & more blood. Then another party. And after that, he’d probably cool down by bleeding & making his shoes a mess.
love andrew w.k…most memorable show for me was at krazyfest 03 and he made the crowd do the biggest circle pit i’ve ever seen
The first time I heard of him it was just the name that drew me in, but once I listened- I was in love. He’s addictive just like cupcakes!
Saw him at SXSW, not my fav but something I’ve taken the time to download.
OMG I loooooooove Andrew W.K.!! I listen to him whenever I need to get pumped – when I’m getting ready to party, when I’m out for a run, when I’m baking…
I’ll totally be making these cupcakes. (My boyfriend is in love with AWK too so he’ll be excited.) It’d be sweet if you posted the toppers. This is a super exciting combo of three of my favorite things. I wear David Sebei’s “Make me a sandwich!” dino shirt all the time.
Thanks for all the awesomeness rolled into one post.
Andrew W.K. is an advanced series EW-55 clone sent from the future to redirect the path of history away from Armageddon…
No he’s just a sweet passionate man. One of the time I’ve crossed paths w/ Mr. WK was when he had returned to Ann Arbor, MI and helped his Father w/ a fund raiser for UofMs Law Student Association. We talked about philosophy and he drew me a Dragon who was too fat to fly but ate a basketball to gain the ability to bounce high enough to catch the wind and fly again.
i dunno who this andrew wk is but im sure he rules all bloody noses and junk, but I NEED THAT SHIRT 😉
andrew wk looks like he might stink, and he probably likes wolves and head on eagles and courderoy, but i heard he likes deicide so ya know, hes okay in my book…and i like free stuff
to be honest, I have no idea who andrew wk is. but im sure he’d rock my socks off ;D
I don’t turn off the radio if one of his songs comes on. 🙂
The first time i remember hearing about Andrew W.K was when i watched Warped Tour’s Punk Rock Holocaust in 2004. (Yes i actually watched that. Multiple times.) I had completely forgotten about him until now! So thanks for the awesome recipe and reminding me about awesome AWK.
I saw AWK when he was at Ozzfest and him and Kelly sang she is beautiful together at dusk. It was so much fun! One of my friends from highschool worships him lol. Don’t listen to his music much but I wish I did because everything I’ve heard I like and its so hard not to head bang to it but I love seeing him on tv and reading his interviews. AWK seems like good people to know. He is definitely on my list of people I would love to meet.
AWK is awesome! I recently helped shoot a music video with a friend for his remix of the Clapping Song from Damn! The Mixtape. In the process of editing.. It’s going to be lots of work but my friend is really hoping Andrew himself will comment on the video when we are done.
with Andrew WK it can be hit or miss. Some of his stuff is infectious including the song you posted, but sometimes it is more meh then yay!
sweet jesus i love me some andrew wk. seeing him live with the piano and the quartet was amazing. so ready for him to be back with a full band this summer though. + i’d really like to party till i puke w/ seibei
I thought he was so bad a** when he first emerged many years ago!
I just saw him at SXSW and he didn’t dissappoint. His staff is pretty rad too, offering me a seat to sit on in the ultra packed venue.
I actually thought of you when he sang, but not in a creepy way. =)
andrew w.k rules because of his hair and the fact that hes going to be on warped tour rules too!
now i’d love a cute shirt 😉
OK, I’ll admit it… I can get down with some AWK. Fun stuff!
to each his own – awk is not my thing… but the shirts are rockin’!
awk reminds me of the fun part of college. that fun part was FUN. also, his songs always make the best lip-dubs :]
This is crazy. I was listening to a random scramble mix of Andrew WK and Sharon Jones last week and pretending they had recorded an album together. Yes, this is why my life is like. Which is why I need a t-shirt declaring I’m fat and it’s time to party. Or two t-shirts, because my BF eats a lot of my cupcakes and then we can be partying fatties together. If I can shred any more dignity for this extremely cool prize, please let me know. 😀
Andrew W.K. = inspiration. For me there’s nothing better than waking up to She is Beautiful in the morning. The song makes me stoked to wake up in the morning, full blast and head banging even if i have to be at class early.He’s an amazing musician!
I’ve read a lot about Andrew, but never listened to his music…until today! I like! He’s pretty hot too! I love guys with long hair! :p
Cheerio!!
I love AWK!!!! Not only is he dreamy but he’s witty and smart and engaging! I’d love the opportunity to sit with him to pick his brain. Plus, he just seems rad and like he’d be a lot of fun to be around.
I never thought much about Andrew WK but I saw him perform live once and it was tons of fun. I think I may want to sit down with some Jameson and listen to his stuff before I decide though.
blood is to Andrew W.K. as the black and white cookie is to Seinfeld. Look to the blood!
I got to see AWK on one of his first spoken word tours a few years ago. I was already sold on his music, but the talk totally sold me on him as a person. He’s such a genuinely nice, caring dude.
i met Andrew WK years ago at Warped Tour, and i was stunned and amazed at how gregarious and nice he was! i went to see him a bunch of times after that JUST because of his energy in person! his songs make me want to pump my fists and throw up at the gym.
<3 <3 <3 seibei tees, too. i'm dying to own the new Fat one.
i love-hate andrew wk, weird…
but those shirts are amazing!!
Love him, always have. I had a concert tee of his but it got so holey I had to toss it. Now my son watches him on some build and destroy show. I think it’s cool that even on the kids show I still want to give him a bath and bleach his outfit.
W.K. – Had no idea the guy was even around still.
Great cakes as always but you need some gluten-free ones! 🙂
My boyfriend and I are so fucking awesome that “our song” is an AWK song.
I love Andrew WK and think he is just fabulous.
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I don’t mind A.W.K. It’s not my usual type of music but my husband loves him & so does my 13 yr old so whaddaya gonna do?
The real question is- Is it weird that I like his bloody face but get the heebie jeebies from his dirty pants? 🙂
I walked down the aisle to “She Is Beautiful” at my own wedding. True Story.
PLUS, years ago before Andrew W.K. got huge, he played at the Warped Tour, and he was hanging out at his booth all by himself and I was walking past him and he said he liked my shirt- which was a cartoon duck wearing sunglasses and drinking some kind of drink with an umbrella and it said Sleep All Day and Party All Night. And he gave me one of his shirts in exchange for my shirt-though it was way too small.
True Story.
Andrew W.K. is my birthday buddy…same day and year. So he’s gotta be cool, right? 🙂
Andrew W.K. is wonderful because no matter what mood you’re in, you’ll instantly be happier after hearing one of his legendary party anthems. I’m seriously considering walking down the aisle to “it’s time to party”. Not sure how my fiance or family would feel about that, especially if I accidentally moshed my mother…either way, it’s being played while introducing the wedding party at the reception. ^-^
Anyone willing to shed blood for their craft is ok in my book. He is the epitome of dedication.
Andrew W.K.
I had never listened to any of his stuff until I just watched that video. I had seen his bloody face photo before, when it came out and it reminded me of a time when I took a picture of myself with a bloody nose running down my face and never developed the photos. They expired before I could.
But, I like how he runs around and flings his hair. The music is cool, too. I’d like to hear more suggestions of his good stuff.
AWK, the music you’re not supposed to like but do…for no explicable reason.
I just saw him at SXSW in March and he killed it!! I seriously love they man.. I took my 57 year old Mom and she is now a huge fan.. It’s pretty much impossible NOT to love him!!!! Dream boat!!!! =o)
I want a shirt and I want to get wasted! I have loved Andrew W.K. since I first saw that bloody album cover way back in high school.
A.W.K. has some decent little ditties, although, I can’t say I have heard much from him around lately.
Those cuppy toppers are fab though. And so is that t-shirt. My hubby is always complaining he is getting old and fat. That shirt might make him feel better.
Great post and giveaway!
If I was the kind of person who bought albums, I would totally have some of his. For I am a fan of sweaty and greasy.
Also, I love that you make cupcakes to honor people that you don’t know. I want to know what kind of cupcake you would make for John Waters!
I met Andrew WK recently and had him sign “HIGH FIVE! A.W.K.” On my arm. I promptly had it tattooed. I am also COMPLETELY obsessed. 🙂
1 word: awesomness
YESSSSSS!
I find that bloody face too cute!
I like to party, and me and Andrew share some initials. So I’d like a shirt, please.
I am AWK neutral, but I love cupcakes
The first time I ever heard Andrew WK was on Cartoon Network on that show Destroy Build Destroy. Then, I saw he was on warped, so I checked out his music and I love it (:
Don’t throw something at me. I never saw him before watching that video. That shirt, however, is freaking hilarious and I want it. Andrew W.K. was pretty good at managing that snaking cord and the smoothy break + blender spilling = funny.
AWK is what I call music to exercise by! But I really want to tell him to stand up straight! 😉
When I first heard Andrew WK I fell in love. I heard ‘The Wolf’ then immediately went out and bought ‘I Get Wet’. After listening through the album to ensure it was kid friendly, I let my daughter listen to it. Marilyn, my daughter, (who is now 10) was 2 years old and was instantly a bigger fan than I was.
She would dance like a mad person whenever I played AWK. So, of course, ‘She is Beautfil’ always makes me think of her.