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This sticky vegan date and walnut loaf is sweetened with maple syrup, a drop of barley malt extract and, of course, dates. The result is a cake that's light, moist and slightly chewy. Malt extract, in modest amounts, can enhance the texture and flavour of a cake like this … [Read more...] about Vegan Date and Walnut Loaf

The decision to make a vegan cranberry crumble cake may have had something to do with the fact that the only fruit in the house besides dried fruit was a bag of frozen cranberries. From above, this traybake looks like a fruit crumble, but the base is a soft wholemeal sponge … [Read more...] about Vegan Cranberry Crumble Cake

This vegan Selkirk bannock is an interpretation of a traditional Scottish fruited bread. Essentially, it's an enormous raisin bun, and apparently it was a favourite of Queen Victoria when she visited Sir Walter Scott. In fact, the first recorded reference to the Selkirk … [Read more...] about Vegan Selkirk Bannock

These vegan dark chocolate and prune cookies have a strong cocoa hit (good if you need some chocolate therapy) and a dark richness courtesy of the prunes and just a drop of molasses. They are naturally on the soft-bake side due to the moistness of the prunes, but they can be … [Read more...] about Dark Chocolate and Prune Cookies

These vegan muesli cookies are another 'store cupboard' recipe, using whatever dried fruit, nuts and seeds you happen to have squirrelled away. They're on the soft-bake side, with crispy edges and a chewy centre. This is about the maximum quantity of dried fruit and nuts … [Read more...] about Vegan Muesli Cookies