Allotment diaries - easy egg free & vegan recipes ~ seasonal veggie growing guides
Best served with a nice cup of tea and some gossip with friends!
Vegan Gingerbread Cake, all the traditional flavours of the best gingerbread in a soft, sticky sponge. Decorate with a thick layer of ginger buttercream and your choice of sparkly sprinkles. A comforting festive bake perfect for enjoying with a quiet cuppa.
Vegan Chocolate Banana Bread, a delicious, nutritious lunchbox staple in this house. Full of crunchy seeds, soft dried fruits and chunks of dark chocolate. This quick & easy one bowl recipe keeps well in an airtight tin and can be frozen in slices. Dairy Free, Nut Free and can be made Gluten Free by using a suitable flour.
Vegan Lemon & Raspberry Cake, perfect for an elegant birthday tea! Zesty lemon cake with jammy pockets of raspberries layered with luscious lemon buttercream. Easy to adapt to gluten-free too.
Perfect for summer, this Gluten-free Vegan Berry Courgette Loaf is packed full of July’s best seasonal allotment produce. And whether you call them Courgettes or Zucchini, this is a great recipe for using up a glut of them! Their natural sweetness works so well with the wholegrain nuttiness of the Glutenfree Flour and the sour bursts of the blackcurrants hidden in the sponge. And if you can’t get hold of blackcurrants then blackberries or a frozen forest fruit mix would work just as well!
Delicate Individual Glutenfree Vegan Lemon & Elderflower Cakes. Layers of light lemon & Elderflower sponge and a vibrant elderflower buttercream, decorated with a thin layer of fondant and hand-rolled roses. Yes yes I know its ANOTHER Lemon & Elderflower Cake recipe! Why, oh why would I subject you lovelies to YET ANOTHER Lemon & Elderflower Recipe?? Because this one is COMPLETELY FREEFROM all Top14 Allergens… Absolutely no dairy, eggs, gluten, nuts, soy etc etc! Which makes it perfect for serving at your next summer garden party!
Bring a little freshness to the good old coffee cake favourite with some beautiful blueberries! This Glutenfree Vegan Coffee & Blueberry Loaf pairs soft coffee sponge with a hidden swirl of sticky sweet blueberries! Easy eggfree baking at its best! Top14free and suitable for coeliacs & vegan too!
The luxuriously dark and indulgent fudgy chocolate sponge with a creamy coffee buttercream filling make this Ultimate Vegan Chocolate Fudge Cake a chocolate lover’s dream. And IF you decide to share it noone will ever believe you that it is completely Dairyfree and Eggfree! …
Gluten Free & Vegan Black Forest Cake, a retro twist on a Christmas Classic. Chocolate sponge, soaked in a dark, cherry syrup, filled with creamy vanilla buttercream and covered with a rich chocolate fudge frosting. Makes one very large showstopper or 12 mini cakes that make perfect Festive Gifts!