Want to make (and plate) a vegan dessert like an expert? Ever wanted the insider secrets for creating fine dining cuisine?
If you answered yes, this news about a vegan cake making experience is for you.
Keep reading below for full details.
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Bespoke Vegan Celebration Cakes In London
If you have ever had the absolute pleasure of eating a cake from Heart of Cake, you will know that Lizzie is not just a baker but a full-blown cake magician.
This Stoke Newington-based micro-bakery has been a favourite of mine for years and with good reason. The cakes are world class.
Read more below!
Vegan Pastry And Coffee By Shotwave London
If you love coffee, pastries, and all things vegan, let me introduce you to your new obsession.
Shotwave Coffee.
Housed inside Temple of Seitan locations in Hackney and Camden, this coffee and pastry haven is serving up pure plant-based indulgence.
Single Serve Vegan Cake In UK Supermarkets
Public service announcement.
Sunrise Bakery, the largest Caribbean bakery in the UK, now has single serve vegan cake slices available in UK supermarkets.
Take a look at these beauties I grabbed yesterday here in London and then read below for more info.
Limited Supply Of Vegan Cream Buns In London
Let me introduce you to semla, the Swedish cream bun that people devour in vast numbers around this time every year.
Traditionally, semla is a cardamom-spiced bun, sliced open and filled with almond paste and a ridiculous amount of whipped cream. Originally eaten just before Lent, this treat has become a seasonal staple in Sweden, with bakeries churning them out by the thousands.
But here’s the problem. They’re almost always not vegan.
Enter Dauns Scandi Café, swooping in like a glorious Nordic pastry hero with a vegan semla so good it’ll have you questioning everything you thought you knew about cream buns.
Vegan Donuts In Selfridges Oxford Street
You know what’s better than a doughnut? A doughnut that everyone can enjoy. That’s exactly what Borough 22 in central London is all about.
Founded by Ryan Panchoo back in 2014, this doughnut brand was born from a mission to create sweet treats that were vegan and free from common allergens, without sacrificing taste. Fast forward a decade, and Ryan’s doughnuts are still made with the same love, care, and commitment to inclusivity.
Vegan Ice Cream Bars In UK Supermarkets
I’m a little bit late to the game with this one.
Apparently these vegan copies of ice cream bars have been available all January, however I’ve just managed to get my hands on them.
Take a look.
Vegan Cakes In Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is one of those parts of London that feels like it only exists for people who work there. A sea of suits, glass towers, and the eerie quiet of a place that empties out after office hours.
It’s never really been a destination unless you have a reason to be there and for years, I’ve had precisely zero reasons.
But now, Yummzy has arrived, giving Canary Wharf a rare glimmer of interest for those of us who don’t clock in at a finance firm.
I’m Not Religious But I Do Celebrate Easter Eggs
The title of this blog is a joke I’ve made a few times, in a few different forms.
I’ve joked about not celebrating Christmas while expressing my devotion to overeating on Christmas day. I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving but that doesn’t stop me from eating food associated with this problematic calendar date.
And just like the above festivities, Easter comes with it’s own delicacies that I love to consume while simultaneously rejecting the cultural and religious framework surrounding it.
Yes. I’m coming out of the closest as an atheist who is obsessed with Easter eggs!
My family wasn’t religious when I was growing up in Australia and I only attended church for weddings and funerals, but Easter was one of those celebrations that reached even the most non-observant of the population Down Under.
As a child, I would build a nest to which the Easter Bunny would deliver chocolate and candy eggs once a year (a tad confusing when I ponder this as an adult). This nest was more often than not simply a beach towel rolled into a spiral, placed in the living rom or at the foot of my bed. Sometimes I would shred newspaper to create a cosy, cushioning base to protect my expected egg delivery! I have no idea if this was a cultural practice outside of my family but we did it for most of my childhood years.
I suppose it was this custom that instilled in me a joy for Easter eggs that has lived long past my childhood and even long past retaining (most of) my family in my life!
This probably isn’t the right place to do a deep dive into my complex family history, however it is the perfect platform for sharing my current Easter faves with you here in the UK.
Check these out!
New vegan chocolate
New vegan chocolate alert… and I have a discount code for it!
Fellow Creatures sent me their chocolate range for free, along with some information about the brand.
It is independent and LGBT-run. They pay 60% over market price to support cocoa farmers and their communities.
Isn’t that all just too fab?
If you go to fellowcreatures.co.uk and use code FATGAY at checkout, you get £5 off (minimum order £25) plus free shipping.
Buy all your festive chocolate needs in one place!
You can also find Fellow Creatures in Sainsbury’s and WH Smith.
Flavours include Raspberry White Choccy, Creamy Milkless Chocolate, Salted Caramel Choccy, Matcha White Choccy, and Creamy Hazelnut Chocolate.
The bars come in two sizes.
Yay for ethical chocolate! You can follow Fellow Creatures on Instagram.
