vegan pancakes

Vegan cake mix for UK shipping

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Anna & Arthur’s is a home-run business in Northern Ireland specialising in vegan-friendly baking mixes.

They kindly sent some to my house to try and just look how great this cake turned out!

I take no credit as my partner Gil did all the hard work. He said it was super simple to use and the cake baked to perfection.

I can attest to its deliciousness. I worked hard at eating it. That counts for something, right?

The other mixes I was sent were pancakes and seitan. The pancakes were flawless and we served them with vegan butter and fruit syrup. At time of writing we were yet to try the seitan mix.

These really are handy kits for people just getting into vegan baking.

I think the Anna & Arthur’s kits would be a great gift for a vegan in your life, no matter if they are well-seasoned like me or new to the lifestyle.

You can order directly from Anna & Arthur’s by messaging them via Facebook or Instagram. UK and Ireland shipping costs between £3 and £6 depending on how many packets you want!

A perfect pancake topping recipe

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In celebration of Pancake Day (Tuesday 5th March 2019), Fentimans has devised a gin and tonic pancake drizzle, using their Valencian Orange Tonic Water, for home-bakers to liberally douse on their choice of pancakes.

With the help of Holly Jade, aka The Little Blog of Vegan, Fentimans has transformed its botanically brewed Valencian Orange Tonic Water into a zesty pancake syrup.

Reminiscent of both the French classic Crepes Suzette and a refreshing citrusy G&T, the drizzle combines Fentimans Valencian Orange Tonic Water with orange juice, fresh orange zest and gin. It can easily be whipped up at home thanks to a simple and easy to follow recipe (below) and then poured over fluffy pancakes or delicate crepes. A unique alternative to the usual chocolate spread, sugar or golden syrup.

See the recipe below:

Ingredients:

  • 140ml of Fentimans Valencian Orange Tonic Water
  • 1 tbsp Gin of choice
  • 200ml of Orange Juice (add extra if consistency is too thick)
  • Zest of 2 large oranges (optional)
  • 200g of golden caster sugar
  • 4.5 tbsp corn starch
  • Pinch of salt

Method:

  1. Add all ingredients into a saucepan
  2. Heat over medium – high heat until boiling, stirring constantly (around 5-8 minutes, it should thicken and turn clear)
  3. Remove from the heat and set aside into a heat proof bowl. If consistency is too thick, add extra orange juice at this stage and stir through
  4. Store in the fridge once cooled