Living the life as an Italian Jew from New York who turned vegan was challenging. Craving guilt laden foods, Doron Petersan was determined to unlock the secrets of creating their animal-free counterparts.

Since opening the DC-based Sticky Fingers Bakery in 2002, Doron has been on a mission to dispel the myths that anything without butter or eggs can’t taste good, and that your palette will suffer for trying to make the world, your body, and your kitchen a better place. In Sticky Fingers’ Sweets! 100 Super-Secret Vegan Recipes, Doron shares the recipes and techniques behind her bakery’s most popular desserts and breakfast items.

Sticky Fingers’ Sweets offers a range of recipes including Chocolate Love Cake, George Carmelin Cupcake—Doron’s vegan cupcake was declared the winner of a recent Food Network Cupcake Wars—Cowvin Cookies (the most popular item at the bakery), Little Devils (inspired by classic Devil Dogs), Peanut Butter and Banana Whoopie Pie, and Seoul Sticky Bread, among dozens of others.