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01/02/2020

Orange and Date Cookies 🧡🖤 These have been a favourite in my house recently.. I wonder how long this batch will last? 🤔😏

01/12/2019

Hello! 😃 I'm back!

Sorry about the radio silence- but I'm back now, ready to start posting lots of yummy vegan recipes for you all to have a go at 😊

Although I've been vegan for a while now, I haven't always shared vegan recipes and I'm not sure why 🤔

But the time has come for me to fully embrace vegan baking and cooking- so be prepared for lots of yummy (probably festive) recipes coming your way over the next few weeks leading up to Christmas! 🎅🎄⛄🎁🤶😃

The first one I'm going to share with you is a simple vanilla cupcake recipe. 😋

Here's the recipe for these yummy (if my parents do say so themselves), vegan vanilla cupcakes, topped with strawberry halves of course (because it's the first of July, not the first of December 😉).

INGREDIENTS:

For the cupcakes:

220g plain flour
200g coconut sugar
1 tsp baking powder
salt- to taste
240ml soya milk
10ml vanilla extract
80ml extra virgin olive oil
15ml white wine vinegar

For the icing:

112g vegan butter
300g icing sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract

To serve:

6 whole strawberries- cut these in half and place one half on top of each cupcake to serve 😄

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C and line a cupcake tray with 12 cupcake cases.
2. Start by sifting the flour into a bowl, then add the sugar, salt and baking powder.
3. Add the soya milk, vanilla, oil and white wine vinegar and mix thoroughly using an electric hand held mixer.
4. Pour the batter carefully into the cupcake cases, ensuring that each cupcake case has equal amounts of batter.
5. Place in the oven for 20-25minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the cupcake.
6. Let them cool completely before decorating.
7. To prepare the icing, add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix using an electric mixer until smooth. Start mixing on a low speed and gradually increase until the desired consistency has been reached.
8. Add the icing to a piping bag and decorate as you please.
9. Cut the strawberries in half and place one half on top of the cupcakes to serve. Enjoy! 😋

I hope you enjoy making these cupcakes! 🙂👩‍🍳

04/09/2019

Wise words 🙌❤️🌈😄

01/09/2019

Went for brunch yesterday at East Village Café in Clifton. I would highly recommend! Yummy vegetarian and vegan food options, strong coffee and a beautiful café with super friendly staff! 😄

01/09/2019

Just a reminder on this rather beautiful Sunday morning, to keep chasing rainbows 🌈🌦️🌞☺️

20/08/2019

Well done Tesco! 🙌

Undercover footage shows piglets being hit by farm workers, an animal rights charity says.

11/08/2019

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A major report says the West's high consumption of meat is fuelling global warming.

10/08/2019

The UN has released a major new report that suggests switching to a plant-based diet is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts of global warming.

09/08/2019

Now this is something to get excited about! I've been waiting a long time for this! 🎉🙌

Nestlé has launched three plant-based frothy coffees which have been certified by The Vegan Society.

04/08/2019

Budget supermarket Aldi has announced details of the festive vegan products hitting supermarket shelves this Christmas.

01/08/2019

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Fionn Ferreira from Cork received a €45,000 bursary.