Vegan Cherry Bakewells - Vegan Recipe Club

Name: Vegan Cherry Bakewells - Vegan Recipe Club
Ingredients: Cakes; 75ml plain vegetable oil or sunflower oil (refined); 140g caster sugar, preferably golden (most sugar in the UK is vegan but always check. Tate & Lyle, Sainsbury’s etc are suitable); 1 tsp almond essence; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 200ml soya cream; 100g plain (all-purpose) flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 85g fine polenta (cornmeal); 50g ground almonds; 2 tbsp natural vegan yoghurt, eg soya or coconut; 1-2 packets of vegan ready to roll shortcrust pastry eg Jus Rol; Cherry jam (or any other jam of your choice…raspberry or strawberry works just as well); Decoration; 115g icing sugar; 1½ tbsp boiling water; ¼ tsp almond essence; Glacé cherries; 15 mince pie foils eg http://www.lakeland.co.uk/14123/24-Mince-Pie-Foils; NB Most glacé cherries are vegan. If they are coloured with Anthocyanins, this is natural colour derived from plant foods. Avoid any with E20 (cochineal, made from crushed insects!)

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A vegan take on these classic cakes! Enjoy :)

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Ingredients

Cakes
75ml plain vegetable oil or sunflower oil (refined)
140g caster sugar, preferably golden (most sugar in the UK is vegan but always check. Tate & Lyle, Sainsbury’s etc are suitable)
1 tsp almond essence
1 tsp vanilla essence
200ml soya cream
100g plain (all-purpose) flour
2 tsp baking powder
85g fine polenta (cornmeal)
50g ground almonds
2 tbsp natural vegan yoghurt, eg soya or coconut
1-2 packets of vegan ready to roll shortcrust pastry eg Jus Rol
Cherry jam (or any other jam of your choice…raspberry or strawberry works just as well)
Decoration
115g icing sugar
1½ tbsp boiling water
¼ tsp almond essence
Glacé cherries
15 mince pie foils eg http://www.lakeland.co.uk/14123/24-Mince-Pie-Foils
NB Most glacé cherries are vegan. If they are coloured with Anthocyanins, this is natural colour derived from plant foods. Avoid any with E20 (cochineal, made from crushed insects!)