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Recipes

Cakes, Biscuits and Puddings

Here is just a small selection of recipes, as many of the recipes for cakes and puddings in mainstream cook books are vegetarian, so they are very easy to source. Some are also vegan or can easily be made vegan by appropriate ingredient substitution.

  • Bara Brith

    Serves: Makes 1 loaf
    Time to prepare: 8 hr 10 mins
    Time to cook: 1 hr 45 mins
    Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Halal, Vegan (with substitutions)
    Bara Brith translates to ‘speckled bread’: it’s a rich fruit tea loaf that’s popular all over Wales. Serve it sliced and buttered.For egg replacement ideas, click here.For V for Life’s posit
  • Christmas Clementine Cake

    Serves: 8
    Time to prepare: 15 mins
    Time to cook: 1 hr 10 mins
    Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Vegan
    This makes an excellent alternative Christmas dessert. It’s very moist, more like a pudding and excellent with custard. You can use the topping idea detailed below or your own favourite Christmas to
  • Fruit Deluxe

    Serves: 4
    Dietary requirements: Egg-free, Gluten-free, Vegan (with substitutions), Wheat-free
    This pudding is simple to make, and the fruits can be varied according to season. (Soft fruits need not be poached. Dried fruits can be soaked overnight prior to preparation.) The topping is similar t
  • Fruit Crumble

    Serves: 4
    Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Halal, Kosher, Vegan
  • Flapjacks

    Serves: 15 slices
    Time to prepare: 05 mins
    Time to cook: 25 mins
    Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Vegan
    This traditional biscuit needs no introduction. Many versions exist, but the basic recipe is oats, fat and sugar. This recipe contains chopped dried apricots.
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