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Cakes, Brownies & Cookies

Recipes, tips and ideas for making vegan Cakes, Brownies & Cookies in a practical, healthy and sustainable way.

Cakes#

Cookies#

Ingredients#

Base#

  • Garbanzo/Chickpea flour (2 cups)
  • Whole-Wheat flour (2 cups)
  • Oat/Rice Flour (1 cup)
  • Gluten (1/4 cups)
    • Optional, improves air pocket formation (fluff) and adds protein
  • Lemon juice and zest (3 tablespoons)
  • Dates and Plums (1/2 cups)
  • Banana/Apple (3 Units, or applesauce)
  • Nut/Seed butter (2 tablespoons)
  • Flax Meal (1 cup)
  • Baking Soda/Powder (2 teaspoons)
  • Liquid: Water, Plant-Based Milk or Tea/Coffee

Whole Ingredients#

You can change the texture of the cake by putting whole ingredients:

  • Chopped Nuts and Seeds
  • Fresh Blueberries
  • Dried fruits (blueberries, raisins)
  • Shredded Carrot
  • Chunks of Nut/Seed butter

Spices and Extracts#

  • Pumpkin Spices (Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, Cloves, Allspice/Sweet Pepper)
  • Fresh Ginger
  • Coconut/Vanilla/Cinnamon Extract

Tips#

  • Mint, Green, Black Tea or Coffee could be used as liquid
  • Glazing

Styles#

  • Cocoa, Banana
  • Carrot, Ginger, Orange
  • Floral Blueberry
  • Vanilla Mint/Green Tea
  • Black Tea, Pumpkin Spice

Instructions#

  • Add the moist ingredients to a food processor or blender with some liquid
  • Mix the dry ingredients, then combine with the moist ingredients
  • Add more liquid until you achieve the desired texture, less water for cookies and more for cakes
  • Shape the cookies or put the batter in a non-stick container. You can use parchment paper or a silicone mat so the batter does not stick