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Aquafaba is the liquid from a can of chickpeas. It doesn’t look attractive (a bit like wee if I’m honest!) but I have successfully used it as a replacement for egg to make vegan meringue and mousse. This time I used it to make this spectacular cake! Ingredients 120ml approx aquafaba (the liquid from 1 […]

Another month done and dusted! Let’s have a look back over the vegan highlights of May starting with Blog On: I feel guilty every time about being awkward but Laura and her team are always so helpful. The vegan gluten free cupcakes were fab-u-lous. Plus I rather enjoyed a couple of gin cocktails and a […]

Another British classic that I’ve never made before! This was another bit hit with the kids (so basically anything with cake in it is a winner!) Ingredients butter (for greasing the dish) 2 tablespoons caster sugar 6 slices canned pineapple in juice (plus 3 tablespoons of the juice) 100g self raising flour 100g butter or […]

Nutella is a firm family favourite in our house and is often used to sandwich cakes together or as an icing. Today the Nutella went in the cake mix! Ingredients 4oz golden caster sugar 4oz butter or soft margairne 2 eggs 5oz self raising flour 4-5 tablespoons of Nutella Method Whisk together the sugar, butter […]

One of the out and out successes of my February Food Challenge was the jam sponge pudding. My mum makes this regularly but I hadn’t tried it before this year. It is so quick and easy, oh and tasty too! The recipe below is the perfect size for the 5 of us to have a […]