Anybody have any good vegan recipes? Especially for desserts?

I have a cake recipe that is to die for. It is called Raspberry Blackout Cake with Ganache Frosting. It is from Chandra Moskowitz's book "Vegan with a Vengeance." I wonder if I would get in trouble if I posted it? Anyhow, I can't do it until tomorrow - I will check back then.

Don't eat vegans, they're too hard to clean.

I love chocolate covered strawberries! Also, you probably have made caramel apples...drizzle chocolate over the layer of caramel and roll in chopped nuts. Or, roll in colorful sprinkles (kids like this). Here's one I'd like to try, just not sure about the ignite part.

BANANAS FOSTER

1 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 ripe banana
Dash cinnamon
1/2 oz. banana liqueur
1 oz. white rum

Melt butter in chafing dish. Add sugar and blend well. Add banana and saute. Sprinkle cinnamon. Pour banana liqueur and rum over and ignite, basting banana with flaming liquid. Serve when flame dies out. Serves 1.

I think chocolate is made from milk which wouldn't be vegan unless you can make chocolate with soy milk.

Really? I thought it was just cocoa, sugar and oil. Maybe it's just the chocolate bark that has milk. Do chocolate chips have milk as well, the semi-sweet ones? Dark chocolate maybe? I know I could live without chocolate, but I'm pretty sure I'd smile less.

http://abracapocus.org/?cat=15


Check these out. I cannot believe I am posting this site. This is my oldest child's ex-girlfriend. She is basically a freak, but I kinda like her, tattoos, intimate piercings (that she "shares" on the net) and all. She used to bring the most Godawful stuff to holiday dinners. Actually from the sounds of it, she's getting marginally less freaky.

One word of warning....DO NOT BAKE OR EAT HER COOKIE RECIPE. She used to make dozens of them for us they were just awful. We'd try to choke them down, but OMG!!!!

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Originally posted by David L.:
I have a cake recipe that is to die for. It is called Raspberry Blackout Cake with Ganache Frosting. It is from Chandra Moskowitz's book "Vegan with a Vengeance." I wonder if I would get in trouble if I posted it? Anyhow, I can't do it until tomorrow - I will check back then.

Hello DAVID!!! WTF?? You can't tease someone like that. Post the recipe and cite the book!!!

Joy, you are a dear!!! But, no I cannot eat milk chocolate. Most of the dark is ok. I can eat carob instead though. I'm getting good at substituting stuff in recipes. Butter is also on the no-no list.

To all who are curious, no I am not a tree hugger nor an animal rights activist. Animals have the right to be eaten! Anyway, I am lactose intolerant and can't consume any sort of milk products. Even "non-dairy" creamer will get me. Seems those sneaky SOB's put milk extracts in there! Bacon, most pork products in general, hamburgers, and anything else greasy will also make me sick. So maybe I am allergic to meat? Ha ha ha. I eat fish and it is usually ok.

So in order to eat, and not get sick, I am trying out the Vegan thing. Well, vegan + fish. I'm trying to eat lots of broccoli but it sucks without cheese or butter on it. So if you have a good vegan broccoli recipe... that'd be sweet, too! Thanks a bunch and please, someone go eat a bacon cheeseburger for me!!!

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Originally posted by vick13:
http://abracapocus.org/?cat=15


Check these out. I cannot believe I am posting this site. This is my oldest child's ex-girlfriend. She is basically a freak, but I kinda like her, tattoos, intimate piercings (that she "shares" on the net) and all. She used to bring the most Godawful stuff to holiday dinners. Actually from the sounds of it, she's getting marginally less freaky.

Thank you for the link, Vick! Awesome recipes going on there! Awww... now I miss Atlanta

I warn you, don't read her vagina monologues.

I'm staying away from the vagina's... got one of my own, and don't need any more info!

So... Vegans... is it just me or is it frustrating as crap to learn that just about every freaking Rx medication (umm... including BC pills) and OTC meds, and vitamins, and supplements have freaking milk in them! What is up with that? Docs, Nurses, Pharmacists, others who give folks medication - how do you handle that? If a patient is LI do you just give them a Lactaid with their meds? Lactaid "sort" of works for me, but not 100% of the time and it doesn't treat 100% of my symptoms. I think I'm just sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Ok, here you go. This is from "Vegan With A Vengeance" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz.

Chocolate Raspberry Blackout Cake with Ganache Frosting

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups soy milk
1/2 cup canola oil
1 (10 ounce) jar raspberry preserves (reserve 1/2 cup for the batter)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup coffee creamer (if soy creamer is unavailable, soy milk will do)
6 tablespoons non-hydrogenated margarine
10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (1 cup and 2 tablespoons)
fresh raspberries, for decorating


1. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the soy creamer to a low boil. Add the margarine and melt, turn off the heat, and stir in chocolate chips until smooth. Let sit for at least one hour. It should have a pourable consistency at this point. If you want a spreadable consistency then refrigerate for an hour.
2. Preheat oven to 350. Spray two 8-inch round springform cake pans with cooking spray. If you don't have springform, then use parchment paper rounds on the bottom of two ordinary 8-inch round cake pans to prevent sticking.
3. Sift together the four, cocoa powder, baking power, baking soda, and salt. Combine the rice milk, oil, 1/2 cup of the preserves, the vanilla, and the sugar in a large bowl and mix with hand mixer or strong fork. The jam should be mostly dissolved with the rest of the ingredients; some small clumps are okay. Add the dry ingredients to the wet in batches and mix until everything is incorporated. Divide the batter between the prepared pans and bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes, or until a tooth pick or knife comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cook in pans.
4. When the cakes have cooled fully, spread one layer of cake with a thin layer of the reserved raspberry preserves (give the preserves a quick mix with a strong fork to get a spreadable consistency); spread a layer of chocolate frosting on top of the preserves. Place the other layer of cake on top and spread its top with preserves. Carefully spread the chocolate frosting over the top, then ice the sides. I like to put a circle of fresh raspberries around the circumference of the top.

Thank You DAVID!!! You are a good man!!!

And I think I'm gonna check out the Barnes & Noble and see if they have that cookbook. It looks like a winner. Again, muchos gracias mi amigo.