Ask a Vegan Baker

Hi everyone, I'm a huge yogurt lover, but have not been able to find a store bought brand or recipe I'm happy with. Anyone have any good recommendations, or better yet a recipe for homemade? Thanks!...

I would like to find out how to make my own popcorn & rice cakes - you know, like the ones Lundberg makes. Does anyone know how it's done? Thanks! Marcia...

Hello! I was wondering if the measurement system you use here corresponds with the wikipedia article on cup measurement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cup_(unit) ? If not, can you please provide an estimate (preferrably metric system) of cup measurements. Thanks!...

Can I use Soly Mik in the Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream recipe vs. Tofu or Cashews? If so, what would be the right amount?...

Hi I really hope you can help me. I've decided to go from vegetarian to vegan but I have two recipes I can't live without and one I can't work out what to do, I'ts a vegetable bake which I make in a big casserole dish, it's about 50% vegetables mixed with flour eggs and olive oil, it rises (usually) and I cut it into slices. Without eggs it a)doesn't rise and b)falls apart. I can't find a similar recipe online and have read lots of articles but since I just follow the recipe and dont know whether the eggs are leavening/binding etc I don't know what to do. (sorry, new to vegan baking so please forgive the ignorance) i live in a rural area and can't get an egg substitute except online...what advice would you give me about baking soda/gelatin/other easily accessible substitutes since this is my toto emergency use leftover veggies/need dinner recipe ordering online products in advance isn't really workable...

In the white vegan cake receipe, can I omit the flax meal? Should I use an egg replacer instead? My daughter has an egg, dairy, peanut and flax allergy. Good times. ...

I use date paste in just about every vegan dessert recipe for a sweetener and have successfully used it in my cookies, but I want to make muffins and cakes etc, so I wanted to know if using dates or date paste would be an ok substitute for sugar or agave or other sweeteners? Or would it make the recipe to moist, especially if making muffins or baked goods with other high water content ingredients like zucchini's or berries etc...

Hi, I am attempting to veganize an old fudge recipe. It calls for sugar, butter, chocolate, vanilla, marshmallow fluff and evaporated milk. I was wondering if I could use ricemellow fluff (or maybe dandies marshmallows would hold up better?) Also, does anyone know of a good substitute for evaporated milk? I was thinking coconut cream might work... Thank you ...

Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts. You almost never find a Vegan Tiramisu in restaurants or anywhere else. I've used this a few times http://veggywood.com/2010/07/19/vegan-tiramisu-finally/ It's actually pretty tasty but the consistency isn't the sturdiest like a true tiramisu. It's still the best one I've tried so far. I say the more traditional Italian, the better. Vegan ladyfingers look impossible to pull off due to the large amount of eggs in the batter, but a biscotti type cake seems to do the trick. The Vegan butter recipe posted here looks awesome. Why not a Vegan mascarpone? After trying Mattie's Brownie recipe, dropping it in the sink, salvaging what we can, and it still coming out to be the best brownies I've ever made, I'm a believer that he can come up with the Ultimate Tiramisu. Anyone else wanna give it a go?...

Hi, My grandson is allergic to milk and eggs. Been trying to make cakes lately using Bananas which is ok the cake doesn't rise well and not very sweet but the best luck I have had so far, except beans which sometimes taste. My problem is that with Bananas and some other things I have used is that the cakes are gooey like, almost wet. How please tell me can I remedy this? What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Ann...

Does anyone have a good recipe for vegan eggnog waffles? I would really like to make some for Christmas morning, pretty sure Santa is bringing me a waffle maker! ...

Can you get to the point in the Sticky Cinnamon Roll recipe where you roll the dough and filling and refrigerate? I would like to take a few batches out of town and bake them days later. My worry is arresting the "proofing" stage, and that they won't fill out the 9x13 pan before baking. Thoughts?...

I cannot for the life of me make a cooked buttercream without it being grainy and separated! Does anyone have a troubleshooting guide? From what I can tell I always follow the recipes perfectly but it never works out! ...

Whip Cream and Mousse just wont get to stiff peaks, should I add some cream of tartar, coconut milk or search harder in the "dairy" isle?...

I have found a nougat recipe and it seemed to work but it could use a bit of improvement, and was wondering if anyone had a recipe or could help me tweak the one i have. xx...