Jesmond Cake CompanyDec 8, 20171 minVegan rocky road with Turkish DelightThis is an Eastern twist on rocky road with ginger, rose and pistachio flavours. It replaces marshmallows (eye-wateringly expensive if...
Jesmond Cake CompanyOct 25, 20172 minVegan spiced apple cake with cream cheese frostingThis cake is perfect for an autumn day and a great way to use the season's apples. Ingredients for the sponge: 375g self raising flour...
Jesmond Cake CompanyJul 21, 20173 minVegan opéra cakeThis is a recipe by Bérénice Leconte who runs a vegan patisserie shop, VG Pâtisserie, in Paris. All her cakes look so amazing that I've...
Jesmond Cake CompanyMay 26, 20172 minVegan peanut butter browniesVegan peanut butter brownies These brownies are quick and easy to make. They’re dense, fudgy and rich, just as a brownie should be....
Jesmond Cake CompanyMay 22, 20174 minVegan peanut butter & jam cheesecakeMy friend made a peanut butter & jam cheesecake for Cake Club that was delicious. While the second rule of Cake Club is “It’s not a...
Jesmond Cake CompanyApr 16, 20172 minVegan Easter simnel cupcakesA Simnel cake is a fruit cake traditionally made at Easter and decorated with marzipan. Usually the cake is decorated with 11 balls of...
Jesmond Cake CompanyApr 5, 20172 minVegan cardamom, rose and pistachio cakeThis cake uses the perfect flavour combination of spices, nuts and floral scents found in Eastern desserts. The use of cardamom and...
Jesmond Cake CompanyMar 29, 20172 minVegan date and caramel cakeThis cake is quick and easy to make and it tastes great. It’s an Indian recipe that came highly recommended and you can find the original...
Jesmond Cake CompanyJan 14, 20171 minVegan cocoa sesame biscuitsI love these biscuits for their distinctive nutty taste and their chewiness. I also like to kid myself that the sesame seeds make them...
Jesmond Cake CompanyDec 5, 20162 minVegan chocolate honeycomb barsFor the honeycomb 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 75g caster sugar 2 tbsp golden syrup vegetable oil for greasing 250g dark dairy free...
Jesmond Cake CompanyNov 1, 20162 minVegan pear and gingerbread cakeI love this autumnal cake from Konditor and Cook. It's not the prettiest cake you've ever seen but it's possibly the tastiest, delicious...
Jesmond Cake CompanyOct 20, 20161 minVegan Afghan biscuitsThese chocolate cookies are traditional in New Zealand. They contain no raising agent and not much sugar, giving them a soft dense...
Jesmond Cake CompanyOct 9, 20161 minVegan PunschrulleThis is another cake inspired by my afternoon trip last week to Sweden. I saw some punschrulle in Malmo station and realised I’d not made...
Jesmond Cake CompanyOct 6, 20162 minVegan Snickers cakeSnickers cake Last weekend me and my sister went to Copenhagen with our mum to celebrate her 70th birthday. We went to the national...
Jesmond Cake CompanySep 18, 20161 minVegan rocky roadThe quickest, easiest and tastiest of cakes - nobody ever guesses this one is vegan! Melt: 350g dark dairy free chocolate 175g dairy free...
Jesmond Cake CompanySep 14, 20162 minVegan jaffa cakesJaffa cakes were the technical challenge on week one of the 2016 Great British Bake Off. I got a yen for them and had a go at veganising...
Jesmond Cake CompanySep 11, 20165 minVegan food during the Edinburgh FringeVegan Edinburgh during the Fringe Last summer I showed my mum my daily schedule for seeing a month of comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe and...
Jesmond Cake CompanySep 10, 20161 minVegan carrot cake cookiesThese soft cookies are like the top crust of a carrot cake – basically the tastiest part! Makes about 20 cookies 350g plain flour ½ tsp...
Jesmond Cake CompanyJul 23, 20161 minVegan lemon curd frozen yoghurtVegan lemon curd frozen yoghurt Ingredients 4 unwaxed lemons, zested and juiced (about 125ml) 1 teaspoon cornflour ¼ teaspoon salt 300g...
Jesmond Cake CompanyJun 23, 20163 minVegan TorontoLast month I visited Toronto, one of the most vegan-friendly cities I’ve ever been to. Here are my recommendations: Stay with my cousins!...