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Coconut Cream
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerHey Mattie, Is there a brand of coconut cream that you recommend? I don't even know where to start with looking for this. Do you buy it in a can? HELP please! -
Margarine/butter or oil?
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerHi all, I cannot easily find good quality vegan margarine in my city and I kind of have to use oil to replace margarine (or butter). A professional baker (non-vegan) told me once that the trick is to use 2/3 of oil to replace a quantity ... -
How would you create your own margarine?
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerHello, After reading Daniel-san's post regarding margarine vs. oil and delving deeper into puff pastry territory I've been thinking about what it would take to develop a margarine from a custom blend of solid fats. Has anyone experiment... -
Vegan Christmas Cake
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerHi I really enjoy reading your blog. I would be obliged if you could answer my query . I baked a traditional fruit cake this Christmas using the ORGRAN No Egg powder after years of not being able to eat one since adopting veganism. I am ... -
non vegan trying to bake for a vegan
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerHi! I am trying to bake some cookies for a vegan friend. I thought this would be an easy task, but as I look at recipes, I realize I dont have any of the right ingredients and dont know where to get them. Any advise? Are there any simple recip... -
tofu
posted in Ask a Vegan Bakeri was make chocolate raspberry cake. i wanted to know. what is silken tofu? is powder or is it tofu in block.... -
High Altitude Baking Tips
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerI have recently moved to Boulder, CO and have had some issues with baking at high altitude. A search online tells me to up the temperature a bit, add more flour and/or reduce the liquids a bit. I was wondering if there are any vegan bakers out there ... -
Lecithin and vegan butter
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerHi Mattie, love the webpage. I'm intrigued by your vegan butter and want to try it. I've only been able to fine lecithin granules in the UK and you specify liquid lecithin in your recipe...any suggestions? By the way, your ultimate brownies are cooli... -
Rules for chilling cookie dough
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerHiya, Just wondering if you have any rules for chilling or freezing cookie dough. I want to make my cranberry pecan oatmeal cookies that are here on the site, but I've never frozen or kept the dough chilled for a long period of time. I'd... -
Eclairs and choux pastry?
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerWell I tried to make eclairs with veganised choux pastry a couple of weeks ago, and while my vanilla cashew cream filling and dark chocolate icing were delicious, the pastry didn't turn out at all like the eclairs I remember from non-vegan days. -
What is the future of vegan baking?
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerA new year of vegan baking is upon us. So what's it hold for the new year? I predict that higher-end eats will make a stronger showing, along with aliens finally sharing their vegan baking technology with us (It's about damn time). What do y... -
root bread
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerI'm new to baking, and I've been using the same potato bread recipe, and it's worked every time. I tried using daikon one time, and that worked too. I was wondering if I can use any sort of blended vegetable matter in the place of potato.... -
White chocolate
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerHello everyone, I am trying to make a white chocolate icing and have followed a recipe for white chocolate (vegan) that came out alright but it is not sweet enough. I am making it to use in icing and will have to remelt (don't even know ... -
Does a vegan French Macaroon exist?
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerHello! I would love to find a vegan recipe for French Macaroons. All I can find are the coconut variety but a French Macaroon is completely different. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance! -
vegan baking without high costs?
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerHey, I'm a very new vegan. I absolutely loveeee to bake and I recently bought "Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar" and some of the cookies are really tasty! But, I want to bake other things, like cakes, brownies, pies, pastries, etc. The only thing... -
Recipe for writing icing?
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerI work in an all-oragnic, all-natural bakery, and a lot of our recipes cater to vegan's. However, we have no good recipe for a vegan icing that is thick enough to write on a cake with. I recently made a vegan chocolate ckae and the customer wanted 'H... -
Chocolate candy molds
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerI'd like to use some candy molds to make chocolate decorations for birthday cupcakes. I was thinking of a pirates and princesses theme. There are some neat Wilton molds, but the melts are not vegan. I was wondering what brands of chocolate would be b... -
Perfect vanilla cupcakes?
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerHello folks! I've recently been experimenting with various vanilla cupcake recipes. I've tried VCTOTW's oil and margarine method, as well as the "100 Best Vegan Baking Recipes" vanilla muffins recipe. They never turn out as fluffy or won... -
Vegan Brownies
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerDoes anybody have a recipe for vegan brownies that actually comes out like a brownie? I've tried countless different recipes and they all end up like cake. If I wanted chocolate cake I would have baked one! The only recipe I've made the comes close t... -
Wedding Cake
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerOK...so maybe I got a little excited, but I offered to make my little cousin's wedding cake next spring. The good thing is she's veg, so that helps. Anyone have any cake tips or suggestions for me? I haven't baked a large vegan cake yet so I'm wonder... -
What's your all-time favorite dessert?
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerI'm a huge cookie and pie fan although I have to say that brownies is my all time favorite dessert. This site's forums would be useless if we didn't pop the question: What's your favorite vegan dessert? So what is it? And while you're a... -
Soggy bottomed apple struedel
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerMy apple struedel made with phyllo became soggy relatively soon after making them. I'm thinking I made a couple of mistakes. First, I forgot to line my pan with parchment paper, and secondly I think I was too eager to plate the struedels and they wer... -
Why my cakes so dense, soggy??
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerI need help! Can someone tell me why my vegan cakes (without eggs) always turn out dense, soggy (wet), and not crumble? I make sure I don't overmix and I follow the recipes accordingly. Is it because of the flour??... -
Vegan baking cookbooks?
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerOk, so stumbling on this site made my day :woohoo: and now I'm excited to start baking again. In addition to this website, what vegan baking cookbooks do people recommend? I know many vegan cookbooks that don't specialize in baking stil... -
Dry bread
posted in Ask a Vegan BakerI've just started baking banana nut bread for my vegan sweetheart. I found the recipe on your website. Compared to the kind I'd made before using eggs and shortening, it's terribly dry and without much flavor. Is there anything I can do to make it mo...
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