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In the beginning there was very little cake for vegans, and then there was mostly only very worthy wholemeal (and rather heavy) fruit cake. These were/are fine in their way, and can be delicious, but they are unlikely to convince those accustomed to light and fluffy sponges and the like. Besides, variety is the spice of life!
In recent years, however, the vegan cake makers have gone into creative overdrive, and nowadays you can find recipes galore for many of the most popular types of cake. There are various combinations to replace eggs, e.g. oil, soya milk, egg replacement powder, baking powder and so on. There’s also the new wonder-ingredient aquafaba. Non-vegans are often amazed by the quality!
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A good, cheap and easy introduction to the wonderful world of vegan cakes is the delightful Yummy Cakes Vegan Cake Book. It’s available from the Animal Aid Online Shop priced £2.99. For more simple and reliable cake recipes, I can also recommend the website Parsley Soup.
One of the best vegan cake makers I have come across, however, is Clare Persey, who runs the catering company Fairfoods. (I’m sure there are others equally impressive, such as our friends at The Vegan Cakery, but I have more personal experience of Clare’s delicious baking!). Clare’s range includes tarts, slices, muffins, scones, cupcakes, cheesecakes, sponges and raw food cakes, and she generously provides lots of the recipes on her website. Fairfoods will also be one of the caterers at the Animal Aid Christmas Fayre in London and the main caterer at the South West Christmas Without Cruelty Festival in Exeter.
If, like me, you’re much better at eating cakes than baking them, there are several companies like Fairfoods who provide mail order vegan cakes, including:
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The Vegan Cakery
Hannah Banana Bakery
Ms Cupcake
The Heavenly Cake Company
Vegan Antics
V Delicious
You can also catch up with many of them at vegan fayres and festivals.
