Vegan Choccy Ginger Orange Cakes

Vegan Chocolate Ginger Orange Cakes



3 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
 1 1/2cups natural cane sugar
1 cup of cold freshly brewed coffee
1 cup olive oil (I tried lemon infused olive oil and it worked well)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
zested orange peel from 2 large oranges
1 tablespoon orange juice ( I used orange and grapefruit juice)
4 tablespoons cider vinegar



Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celcius. Mix all dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Add water, oil, vanilla, orange juice, ginger and orange peel. Stir to combine. Add vinegar and stir quickly to combine. Things will be slightly foamy and lighter in color. Once the mix turns slightly darker again you know you've incorporated all the vinegar and you're set to pour it into muffin tins) or even two cake pans.Bake for 15 minutes for a medium sized cupcake. Allow to sit in pan for 5 minutes, remove and place on wire rack until completely cool.

Broccoli Quiche

This is a wonderful quiche recipe...delicious and no frying of any ingrediants involved!

Ingredients
1 shortcrust pastry sheet, rolled
1 broccoli
4 eggs
200ml creme fraiche
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon dry thyme
1 teaspoon dry basil
salt and pepper to taste
100g grated cheese

How to make it

1.Preheat oven to 180 C/ Gas 4. Roll out the pastry and line it in a pie dish or tart tin. Prick the pastry with a fork. Line with the pastry with baking parchment. Add dry beans and cook in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove the parchment and beans; keep the oven on.

2.Cut the broccoli into small florets. Blanch for 5 minutes in salted boiling water.

3.Whisk the eggs with the cream in a bowl. Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg, thyme and basil. Add the cheese and mix. Arrange broccoli in the pie dish. Pour in the egg mixture and cook for 30 minutes.