Wednesday, April 21, 2010

No baking required!





want a delicious vegan treat without turning on your oven? Just stop by vegantreats.com for some amazing, already-made goodies such as cheesecakes, brownies, cookies, cupcakes, and more! you can also check out their blog at http://www.vegantreats.com/blog/

Another great site for your sweet tooth is veganessentials.com they have lots of different candies and baked goods. And if you're looking for an amazing birthday cake without all the baking you can check out veganmania.com/cakes

more egg replacers

The following are more ideas found for replacing eggs in vegan baking thanks to http://damntastyvegan.com
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup pureed silken tofu
1 tbsp ground flaxseed, whipped up with 3 tbsp water
1/4 cup soy yogurt

Even more great ideas can be found at http://www.ehow.com/how_5277317_substitute-make-baking-recipes-vegan.html
Not just egg replacers but cheese and milk as well.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

spiced chai cake


1 1/3 C. cane sugar
1/2 C. vegan margarine
3 C. flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 C. soymilk
1 C. spiced chai tea
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 tablespoon almond extract

grease a 9 by 13 pan. make one cup of spiced chai tea using 2 tea bags, set aside to cool. Cream margarine and sugar, add the dry ingredients and slowly add the milk and cooled tea while blending. Add the vanilla and almond extract then beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. pour into pan and bake at 350 degrees from 30 mins.

This had a great flavor but turned out quite dense. The basic recipe can be found on tastebook.com with the substitution of spiced chai tea for one cup of soy milk. I poured a thin cinnomon glaze/frosting on top.