Vegan Lemon Pound Cake & Recipe

Yesterday I attempted to make a vegan lemon pound cake. It tastes ok but nothing special. I reduced the sugar content a bit and use coconut oil instead but I think the coconut oil gave the cake a weird taste.

I am not sure how I feel about this one.

But I'm sure if you followed the recipe, the cake is really yummy.

Easy Vegan Lemon Pound Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 large lemon (juice and rind)
• 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 6 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 tsp. vinegar (Yep, vinegar, but I promise you, you won’t taste it.)
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• Water

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°.
Put flour, sugar and baking soda into a mixing bowl. Mix them together fairly well.
Then grate all your lemon rind into a measuring cup. (I find this is lots easier using a large liquid measure. I just lay the grater over the liquid measure and the rind falls in.)
Then, take your already sorely abused lemon, cut it in half and squeeze the juice from both halves into your measuring cup.
Next add water to your rind and lemon juice until you have filled one cup.
Pour your lemon juice mixture into your bowl of dry ingredients.
Add oil.
Add vanilla.
Add vinegar.
Mix well.
Mixture will foam.
Pour into an ungreased 8 inch cake pan. Bake 25 minutes, or until cake bounces back a bit when you touch its center.
Ice with your favorite vanilla frosting.

Choco Green Smoothie

Green smoothie recipe. good for lunch or as a snack :)

• 1 cup soy chocolate milk
• 1/2 cup soy yogurt
• 1 small red apple
• 2 medium bananas
• 2 tablespoons pea protein
• 1 tablespoon super green powder
• 2 handfuls of spinach topped with a tablespoon of ground golden flax seed

Quinoa salad with roasted corn and black beans

This was my dinner:

Quinoa

Black beans

Roasted Corn

Cilantro 

pinch of salt

yummy 

Easiest Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipe

Doesn't this look so yummy? I love anything with chocolate so any recipe that includes that ingredient in som form is good for me :)


Ingredients
3 cups flour (pick your kind)
2 cups sugar (pick your kind)
6 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups water
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Thoroughly mix dry ingredients first (flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt).

3. Mix in wet ingredients (water, vegetable oil, vinegar, and vanilla).  Continue mixing until you obtain an even batter (no lumps).

4. Pour into a cake pan and bake for approximately 40 minutes.


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Vanilla Mint Flan recipe

Doesn't this sound so yummy? 

1 1/2 cups cashews, soaked 1-2 hrs

1/2 cup young coconut meat

1/2 TB vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup agave

1/4cup coconut oil

1/4 tsp peppermint oil

shredded coconut

Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour in to ramekins and refridgerate overnight. Top with shredded coconut and serve.  

Soy Milk Latte

I used my Ninja Blender to froth the milk! yummy

Chocolate Tofu Cheesecake

Another recipe for everyone :) So I'm obsessed with cheesecake and this is a tasty vegan alternative. There is another recipe I use but it's more complicated.. and has more ingredients. This is simple and quick

Filling:
10 oz. barley malt-sweetened chocolate chips or other vegan chocolate chips
2 - 12.3 oz. packages of Mori-Nu Silken Style Tofu, extra firm
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 T. vanilla
1/8 t. salt

Crust:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (approximately one sleeve crushed)
3 T. cocoa powder
1 T. unbleached cane sugar
1/2 cup safflower oil

Directions:

1. Begin by pressing the tofu. In a large colander, place a natural unbleached coffee filter, place the two blocks of tofu in the coffee filter, cover the tofu blocks with another coffee filter, place a plate on the top of the coffee filter, and then a heavy can or weight on top of the plate.
2. Place the colander over a bowl, then place the entire set-up in the refrigerator, and leave to drain for several hours or overnight. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave or over a double boiler. In a food processor or blender, combine the pressed tofu, melted chocolate chips, and remaining filling ingredients, and puree until smooth.
3. In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, cocoa, and sugar, stirring until well mixed. Drizzle in safflower oil, and using your fingers, mix until thoroughly combined.
4. Firmly press into the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan and set aside. Pour filling over top of crust and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
5. Allow to cool, and chill, preferably overnight, or for several hours. Garnish with fresh fruit or sliced almonds, if desired.

Raw Vegan Spinach Dip

Another delicious recipe. These are ingredients i always have. So simple to make too! 

Raw Vegan Spinach Dip

1/4 cup cashews, 3/4 cup sunflower seeds, soaked
handful of hemp seeds
garlic cloves
peppercorns
nutritional yeast
juice of two lemons
2 T. olive oil
2 cups packed of fresh spinach

blend together in a high speed blenderstir in chopped red onions, chiffonade of another cup of spinach and top with extra nutritional yeast and freshly ground black pepper
let sit in the fridge for a few hours to develop the flavors… or just eat it!

Agave Caramel Recipe

Agave Caramel

2 cups agave

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Blend ingredients on high for 20 seconds. Chill in freezer at least 2 hrs. Remove until softer, about 20 minutes, before serving