How
To Make A Vegan Cake
by Jeff Rose
Do you have a strict vegan in the family who has a birthday or
celebration coming up that traditionally calls for cake? If you're
not familiar with vegan dietary practices, you might not know what
vegans do not eat. Even worse, you might have no idea how to replace
what they do not eat.
But don't worry. In a few short paragraphs, I'll explain exactly
what you need to make the perfect cake for your vegan friend or
relative. And best of all, no one will be able to taste the difference.
Eggs can be replaced by "EnerG Egg Replacer," which you
can purchase at many grocery stores. The box will explain how much
replacer to use per egg.
Cow's milk can be replaced by organic rice milk, which doesn't
contain any animal byproducts. You can buy rice milk at your local
grocery store, too.
Many vegans do not consume sugar, either, because it is often whitened
by animal bone char. You can avoid sugar that is whitened by bone
char by purchasing "unbleached" sugar, sugar in the raw,
or beet sugar. There are some cane sugars, too, which were not whitened
using bone char, but they hard to distinguish from others, unless
you know the exact name brand.
Strict vegans will not eat food made with butter, either. If your
cake recipe calls for butter, you can simply replace it with margarine
or vegetable shortening.
In addition to butter, sugar, milk, and eggs, strict vegans also
will not eat dairy frosting. If your recipe calls for frosting,
you can look for a similar flavor of "non-dairy" frosting
or you can make your own, replacing butter with margarine.
And there you have it: an ingredient replacement key for your vegan
cake. Simply follow the key, replace vegan -unfriendly items on
your recipe, and your cake will be perfectly fit for even the strictest
vegetarian!
About
the Author
Jeff Rose is the owner of Good
Vegan Food, a new website featuring articles and recipes for
vegans and vegetarians. Be sure to join the newsletter for even
more tips.
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