Woodland animal ginger cake – this impressive vegan ginger cake with lemon curd, cream cheese frosting and whimsical gingerbread woodland animals is a real festive showstopper for Christmas!
I can’t believe how close to Christmas we are already – I am so not prepared! I’ve got a few more festive recipes that I want to post before the big day, as well as some work to finish up, so things are busy, busy, busy at the moment!…
Vegan mince pies – a vegan version of the popular Christmas treat with boozy, easy to make home-made mincemeat and crisp coconut oil pastry.
What is your favourite festive food? Mine is without a doubt mince pies. I get through a great number of them every Christmas and never ever tire of eating them….
Winter vegetable and pearl barley stew with herby dumplings – a hearty, healthy and filling vegan vegetable stew topped with fluffy, herby dumplings. The perfect meal to warm you up on chilly days. Post sponsored by Appletiser.
It feels like only last week we were in the midst of a heatwave and now it is somehow nearly Christmas! I’m sure I say this every year, but I just can’t believe how fast this year has gone by!…
Starry mince pie tart – an attractive twist on traditional mince pies. Shortcrust pastry filled with vegan friendly mincemeat and topped with cinnamon shortbread stars. Perfect as a festive centrepiece!
I absolutely adore mince pies and I dread to think how many of them I get through each Christmas! Shop bought ones are all well and good but you can’t beat a tasty homemade one; preferably with homemade mincemeat too.
This starry mince pie tart is a different way to serve mince pies – as one large tart which can be sliced up to serve. It looks very pretty with it’s starry topping and it would make a great dessert centrepiece served with some vanilla cream/custard or ice cream….
Mulled wine brownies – crispy on the outside, fudgy on the inside and filled with the flavours of festive mulled wine, these vegan brownies are sure to be a hit at Christmas!
I’m not generally a big wine drinker but I make an exception for mulled wine. It is one of my absolute favourite drinks and as soon as the weather turns cold I start craving it. It is just so warming and I can’t resist the rich, spicy, just-sweet-enough flavour….
Vegan Christmas cake – a rich, moist and boozy vegan fruit cake that is perfect for the festive season. Eat right away or make in advance and feed regularly with rum or brandy.
Fruit cake is a bit of a divisive one; I know that a lot of people aren’t keen on it, but I absolutely love it and Christmas for me wouldn’t be the same without a boozy, fruity cake to nibble on throughout the holidays.
I have blogged a couple of fruitcake recipes before, but neither of them are vegan so I was keen to come up with a vegan version that is just as good….
Autumn minestrone soup – a delicious vegan soup that makes the best of Autumnal produce for a hearty, healthy and filling meal.
As soon as Summer is over I think that my diet probably becomes about 30% soup. It is so quick and easy to make, filling, warming and healthy (the large quantities of buttered toast that I like to dip in it not so much however…)….
Vegan red velvet cupcakes – moist, fluffy, easy to make chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with tangy vegan cream cheese frosting. Perfect for Halloween (or just any day).
Red velvet cake is good all year round, but it’s deep, blood red colour is particularly well suited to Halloween, which is why I chose now to post my vegan red velvet cupcakes recipe.
These vegan red velvet cupcakes are really quick and easy to make; and their delicious, not quite chocolate, not quite vanilla flavour is very moreish; particularly when they are topped with tangy vegan cream cheese frosting!…
Vegan pumpkin pancakes – super fluffy, lightly spiced, easy to make and utterly delicious; these pancakes are perfect for a cozy Autumn breakfast.
I know that I have been posting a lot of pumpkin recipes recently; but the pumpkin spice mania is one American trend that I am fully on board with. I really love the flavour of pumpkin with warming spices; and obviously adding hidden vegetables to your baked goods is a plus….
Tombstone cupcakes for Halloween – these impressive chocolate graveyard cupcakes with gingerbread tombstones, cookie dirt and royal icing bones are seriously spooky, utterly delicious and totally vegan! Step by step photos included.
I realised last week that although I have made a lot of Halloween cakes for the blog, and various other small spooky things; I hadn’t done a single Halloween cupcake recipe! I have plenty of ideas for cupcakes, just none that I had gotten round to actually making….
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