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Coffee walnut cake

This cake might not be the prettiest of them all but the coffee walnut combination is absolutely delicious. This cake reminds me that vegan and gluten free baking can be scrumptious.

Chocolate sesame cake vegan and gf

Meet Johann his new favorite cake. The black sesame seeds give a warm and nutty flavour and this cake is airy and soft. You can find black sesame seed ( in Holland) at the Toko or Turkish supermarket and is great in savoury dishes as well. Another plus is the fact that you don’t taste the coconut cream, together with dates-the most used ingredient in vegan baking. Warm, nutty and chocolate galore.

Three tier chocolate cake

For a blog that specializes in pies and cakes, my birthday cakes are generally surprisingly bad. There’s photographic proof of this on Instagram, where we just ended up sticking some sparklers in the cake, because it was really just that terrible. In the end, it took us a whole year to improve last year’s lemon meringue cake. But now I do have one (although it’s not the prettiest thing and the bad January lighting doesn’t help matters either) that’s actually good! It tastes delicious and: I have a birthday cake!

Chemistry of baking part four Fat

Today we’ve finally arrived at the fourth part of our Chemistry of Baking series. We always say “everything is chemical” (you, me, your neighbour, and literally everything around you) and you can see this most clearly during baking. You have your basic ingredients and you change their chemical properties with heat in the oven to create a wonderful cake. It’s the ultimate definition of what chemistry is. Today, we’ll be discussing the role of fat in the baking process. What is it’s function?

Basic vegan and gluten free cake

Johann and I have labelled this cake our basic cake. It goes perfectly with any type of fruit, topping or sauce. On top of that it is also very easy to make and has great texture and taste. And I know that people who love breakfast cake will also definitely enjoy this one. What else can I say except…. bake this cake!

Simple cake with orange

I could try to come up with a whole story, but honestly, we don’t have such adventurous lives and one day Johann simply said: “today I want to bake an almond orange cake”. And then he did. The second version of this recipe was even better than the first and the consistency of the cake was a lot more airy than it was on the photo, which is why we decided to put the second version of this recipe up here for you to enjoy!

What is margarine?

Margarine is often compared to plastic and it’s said not to be a “natural” product – whatever that means. It may seem scary at first, seeing all those strange terms when you read about how margarine is made. For example, they talk about extraction, molecules and use a lot of other nerd-terms. Which is why our very own and favourite chemistry teacher will now helpfully explain everything. What exactly is margarine?

Vegan coconut macaroons

These macaroons are honestly so addictive. As a child, I would always remove the wafer part and eat the rest. The slightly crunchy bottom combined with the softness of the inside from the sweetness of the coconut is just so extraordinarily good. This version doesn’t have the little wafer, so you can immediately begin eating.

Vegan and GF Apple crumble pie

Het is heel lang geleden dat ik een taart als deze heb gegeten, een standaard deeg maken wat glutenvrij en vegan is valt niet mee. Je mist al gauw de samenhang en elasticiteit die gluten en eieren creëren in een deeg. Maar ik geloof dat het ons is gelukt en dan heb ik het nog niet eens over de heerlijke appelvulling.
En waar ik normaal van het gooi en smijtwerk ben vraag ik je nu om het recept te volgen.

Ultimate chocolate pie

Whoa alweer het einde van onze kerst reeks met recepten. Ik hoop dat je inmiddels al je menu rond hebt waarbij je niet te lang in de keuken hoeft te staan of eerst 35455555 supermarkten hoef te bezoeken. Er is tenslotte niks mis met een lekkere pizza en zolang het een beetje gezellig is met kerst heb je al een fijne dag te pakken. Johann en ik hebben wel eens wat friet in de oven gegooid, een spuuglelijke joggingbroek aan gedaan en een stapel dvd's gekeken. Was een zeer ontspannen kerst kan ik je vertellen.

Vegan Eton Mess

Eton Mess of zoals Nigella het noemt: 'massamoord in een sneeuwstorm' is wat mij betreft het ultieme kerst dessert waar het niet alleen de drank ontbreekt. Waar normaal Eton mess wordt gemaakt met meringues en opgeklopte slagroom hebben wij een vegan versie voor je ontwikkeld. De meringues kun je een dag van te voren maken en waar misschien de drank ontbreekt maakt het fijn knijpen van de meringues weer een hoop goed.