The Chestnut Candle

This vegan margherita cake is inspired by the classic Italian torta margherita. A traditional margherita cake can include as many as ten egg yolks, which give the sponge a distinctive light yellow colour. This vegan version obviously contains no eggs but I've included a little … [Read more...] about Vegan Margherita Cake

This vegan maple pecan cake has a soft texture and a sweet, crunchy, chewy top. It's one of those super-easy vegan recipes that involves mixing all the wet ingredients together and stirring them into the dry ingredients. Somehow, this minimal process always seems to produce a … [Read more...] about Vegan Maple Pecan Cake

Healthy nuts and seeds make up over half of the ingredients in these crunchy oat biscuits, hence the name super oat crackers. They contain three of the top plant sources of omega-3 fatty acids: flaxseeds, chia seeds and walnuts. It's a recipe adapted from plant-based … [Read more...] about Super Oat Crackers

This vegan torta della nonna, or 'grandmother's cake', is traditional comfort food Tuscan-style. It comprises a lemon shortcrust filled with a creamy lemony set custard. This recipe is very much in the cucina povera (peasant cooking) vein of homely and inexpensive food - … [Read more...] about Vegan Torta Della Nonna

Carob is a lovely, versatile ingredient. In this vegan carob cake it has centre stage, but isn't over-powering if you're new to using carob in baking. Essentially, it's a carob madeira cake. Like ordinary madeira cake, this version has a soft, semi-dense crumb, a rich … [Read more...] about Vegan Carob Cake