Hello! I am looking for a recipe for a vegan frosting to coat a cake. I live in the UK and used vegan shortening (Trex) and vegan butter last week to test a recipe but absolutely hated the taste and smell. The ingredients were fresh, well within their best by dates. I'm at a loss as Trex seems to be the leading brand in the UK and is used by Cutter and Squidge whose vegan cakes are delicious and definitely not smelly ... Any tips ..read more

Air bubbles in Bundt cakes! Help! I get these air bubbles in my mink Bundt cakes! I’ve experimented with different leavings agents and different amounts of leavening. Tried not to overbeat the flour mixture. I just don’t know why this is?? Help! I also use a convection oven. Any suggestions?? Thanks all ..read more

I am following recipes to make vegan cupcakes, and a vegan patachou with no luck. My Pata hou was flat and crunchy. The donuts are like glue. I use 100% vegan. So, for sugar I use options that have not been processed with bone char. So, if it calls for sugar I use a vegan sugar. Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong ..read more

Hello all! My friend is vegan, and I am looking to make her favorite dessert in vegan form as a thank you gift. Does anyone have any favorite versions of this ..read more

Hiii... Can anyone tell me world'easiest cake recipe and how to make cream without whipped cream means fat. Can I make cream with milk ..read more

I've been making vegan jam tarts from this recipe. Recipes | Jam tarts | Vegan Society of Aotearoa New Zealand Vegan recipe for jam tarts. Read more here www.vegansociety.org.nz However, I use more than twice the amount of flour listed, and add a bit of water to make a dough that I can roll out. If I do that, the bases comes out quite plain, but biscuit-like, like UK supermarket jam tarts. If I use the original ratio, I find the pastry far too rich, and they fall apart when I take them out of the cases. If I use much more flour, I... Read more ..read more

Hi All, My wife and I have been making vegan and gluten-free pancakes. The outside cooks perfectly, but the inside doesn't seem to completely cook all the way through. They're slimmer than normal pancakes. Do you have any recommendations for making them fluffier (and still keeping them vegan and gluten-free). Thanks! Brendan ..read more

Hello Everybody, I'm in need of help! I'm trying to make a vegan cake without any added sugar. My ingredient list is very limited since I need to make it low-cost and I don't have access to fancy ingredients since I'm visiting a small city in Mexico. The people that want me to come up with the recipe are diabetics but they don't mind the use of artificial sweeteners, which I have access to, such as sugar-free powders. I can also use some fruit if necessary, but no added sugar of any kind... Read more ..read more

Hi, I'm new to the forum and new to making anything vegan but wanting to learn more about it. I am just starting up as a home baker making cakes, on a very small scale and wanted to look to expand my knowledge a little on vegan cakes. I have found previous attempts to be quite dense and not anything very pretty! Any advice is most welcome! Thanks Becky ..read more

Hi all I live in a part of Africa where in winter if it drops below 70f/20c its considered cold. My problem which I hope you good people can help me with is how to avoid my Raw Cakes melting when taken out of the fridge. I follow the various recipes most of which call for Coconut Oil. The problem is even in the cupboard my coconut Oil is liquid ..read more