tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post2627952837913702560..comments2023-11-02T05:14:19.243-07:00Comments on eat, drink & be vegan: Gluten-Free. Vegan. Chocolate Cake!Dreenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551890320761504899noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-77232964892657694582011-08-24T05:32:15.553-07:002011-08-24T05:32:15.553-07:00I made it before and it was delish- but lost the r...I made it before and it was delish- but lost the recipe :( HURRY!!! You're a star!JRWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761399105376983047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-74428010036058789802011-07-20T07:32:54.152-07:002011-07-20T07:32:54.152-07:00JRW, I took down the recipe to revise and improve ...JRW, I took down the recipe to revise and improve it. That's me, always looking to make it just a bit better! I do plan to repost it soon as 'new and improved'. :D thanks.Dreenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16551890320761504899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-34403464030063508902011-07-20T00:19:34.968-07:002011-07-20T00:19:34.968-07:00HELP!! The link to the wicked gluten vegan chocola...HELP!! The link to the wicked gluten vegan chocolate cake has not worked for me!! I seriously need it!! :)JRWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761399105376983047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-22353322902768090852009-02-18T01:25:00.000-08:002009-02-18T01:25:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-25916196459329507082009-02-11T14:30:00.000-08:002009-02-11T14:30:00.000-08:00This cake is AMAZING! I also threw a punnet of blu...This cake is AMAZING! I also threw a punnet of blueberries and a smashed block of vegan/g-free chocolate in for good measure - my boyfriend was like a kid at a birthday party! xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-16852270026781096512008-09-18T18:40:00.000-07:002008-09-18T18:40:00.000-07:00Dreena, I made the cake and iced it yesterday for ...Dreena, I made the cake and iced it yesterday for my daughters 2nd birthday. I used the gluten free flour mix from the 'Food Allergy Survival guide (a mix of potato, chickpea, rice and arrowroot) but followed the rest of your recipe. It is sooo delicious and looks good too. It goes so well with the icing. I've been gluten free for a number of years and my daughter is allergic to dairy and eggs so this recipe was perfect. Its the best G-F cake I've had in ages, even my critical husband loved it!! Can't wait for the next special occasion to try it especially for those friends who think that vegan has to be awful. Thanks for another great recipe!! Also made the sweet curry chickpea casserole today from VleV a real favorite in our house. Best wishes.annierukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02756820173865706899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-59957574834812215322008-05-10T12:51:00.000-07:002008-05-10T12:51:00.000-07:00"Dreena, create-me a recipe!" sounds like truly sp..."Dreena, create-me a recipe!" sounds like truly spanglish grammar =)cuál?https://www.blogger.com/profile/11645821933893294690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-56220229219288639782008-05-09T04:05:00.000-07:002008-05-09T04:05:00.000-07:00Dreena, your food always looks amazing. Also v.hap...Dreena, your food always looks amazing. Also v.happy to see another g-free recipe!<BR/><BR/>I've added your blog to a list of my fave blogs, on my new blog<BR/><BR/>xoxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888982130221268208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-34136998789315326942008-04-10T06:25:00.000-07:002008-04-10T06:25:00.000-07:00Hi Debra, thanks for that, I realize that the majo...Hi Debra, thanks for that, I realize that the majority of vegans might see my recipes as "too alternative" using flours other than regular white flour or w/w pastry flour, but I really prefer other flours most of the time, so I'm glad that others like you do too. <BR/><BR/>With this gf recipe, I really wouldn't use brown rice flour. Well, you could if you wanted to eat the cake more as a snack, maybe freezing a layer, and not to serve as a birthday cake, perhaps. But, I wouldn't recommend it for a bday cake b/c the texture of brown rice is heavier and grittier. We're already making so many substitutions turning the cake into a vegan, gf cake that it would be pushing it imo, to try and make it that much healthier by using brown rice flour. Ditto for the unrefined sugar, at least as the recipe currently stands. GF baking is much more delicate, and if you change the sugar and liquid proportions you'd really need to test this out a few times first, and as I said with the brown rice flour, I think you need the granulated sweetener to help keep this batter 'cake-like'. Maple sugar would certainly work fine I think... date sugar *might* too (I didn't test with either)... but as you mentioned you don't have these in your area... but you don't use evaporated cane juice at all?Dreenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16551890320761504899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-20464744542558864812008-04-09T11:00:00.000-07:002008-04-09T11:00:00.000-07:00One more question - how about substituting with ma...One more question - how about substituting with maple syrup or agave nectar instead of a dry/granulated sugar - I can't find unrefined sugar (date/maple) other than evaporated cane juice and want a more wholesome sweetener. Maybe I would just then reduce the amount of water? Thank you!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744541922252850232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-74276519867737044312008-04-09T10:56:00.000-07:002008-04-09T10:56:00.000-07:00Dreena-Thank you for all you do with alternative f...Dreena-<BR/>Thank you for all you do with alternative flours! I really enjoy all your spelt flour recipes from ED&V. I have a question for you, nutritiously speaking - do you think this recipe could be madde using brown rice flour? Thank you!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744541922252850232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-67156837597413158772008-04-08T07:34:00.000-07:002008-04-08T07:34:00.000-07:00Very impressive. You are the savior of the gluten ...Very impressive. You are the savior of the gluten intolerant.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I am trying to slight;y de-glutenize my life, so it looks like I'll have to try this one. Such a sacrifice! ;)urban veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541085454822240908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-51735983617053739782008-04-07T22:28:00.000-07:002008-04-07T22:28:00.000-07:00wow a great cook and kind enough to share your ta...wow a great cook and kind enough to share your talents. I sound like a broken record I'm sure but AMAZING :)<BR/><BR/>teddyfunwithyourfoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401140990054900570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-37108726818573526912008-04-07T15:56:00.000-07:002008-04-07T15:56:00.000-07:00looks FABULOUS, Dreena!looks FABULOUS, Dreena!LizNoVeggieGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785142908687097216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-36253646280523177532008-04-07T13:55:00.000-07:002008-04-07T13:55:00.000-07:00That cake looks great! Especially the strawberries...That cake looks great! Especially the strawberries. I can't wait for summer.Wheeler's Frozen Desserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07626998370474112499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-18397068666411399642008-04-07T06:35:00.000-07:002008-04-07T06:35:00.000-07:00This is SO SO awesome! We are a vegan household an...This is SO SO awesome! We are a vegan household and hubby is celiac (and mother-in-law and brother-in-law are as well). My daughter's 4th birthday is coming up and I was really struggling to create my own GF-vegan cake (with extremely awful results!). I can't wait to give this a whirl this week... can't have too many test runs when it comes to cake!<BR/><BR/>Thanks SO much, you are the best :)johnhenryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532021576698452722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-21978538604512168262008-04-07T06:08:00.000-07:002008-04-07T06:08:00.000-07:00it's official. you're the coolest ;)it's official. you're the coolest ;)Don't Get Mad, Get Vegan!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16560260155964556702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-31304839153311709942008-04-06T18:02:00.000-07:002008-04-06T18:02:00.000-07:00Dreena, you are so sweet to design this recipe for...Dreena, you are so sweet to design this recipe for my friend! I forwarded her your awesome emails from when i was figuring out what to do for my daughter's first birthday. You are so generous with your time and talent. I rave about you to everyone. The other day my colleagues were admiring my lunch (quinoa pasta with your chickpea pasta sauce from VLV) and asking why I always have such amazing food. I said I owe it all to Dreena Burton!Michelle.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07110568671548629408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-30245019472517098142008-04-06T07:52:00.000-07:002008-04-06T07:52:00.000-07:00What a neat idea!What a neat idea!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094454979605796385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-2625451801761009822008-04-06T06:51:00.000-07:002008-04-06T06:51:00.000-07:00veg next door, ha, yeah I have it hung on the cupb...veg next door, ha, yeah I have it hung on the cupboard that holds my meds... cause really, I must be a bit mad, no?! ha! I'm going to pace myself, really!! :)<BR/><BR/>sjw, what sweeteners do you eat? Do you avoid all granulated unrefined sugars, or do you use anything like sucanat or date sugar... and how about maple syrup, agave, etc?<BR/><BR/>Aimee, funny you mention that, I was tinkering with a soy-free creamed wild mushroom soup a month or so back - tho I think the flavor is more pronounced with the wild mushrooms and a touch of truffle oil. Quite rich tasting, really!<BR/><BR/>Angie, shhhh! :) Really, I don't mutter those words outside my blog - he he!<BR/><BR/>Hi Mimi, thanks for that. Let's see, in Vive there is "Quinoa Spring Salad", and you could replace the peas with another veggie that you like. That's a very light, refreshing salad and a lot of folks enjoy it. You could also try adding quinoa to soups/stews that you like, or adding to a rice paper wrap with veggies and rolled up and served with a dipping sauce. Normally you'd go with a peanut sauce, but since that is a legume, try a cashew butter dipping sauce. You didn't mention if you have ed&bv, but if you do, look at the "Peanut Passion Sauce". It's got a good dose of lime flavor and is delicious, you can sub an equal amount of cashew butter for the peanut butter - I've done it myself many times. You can also thin out that sauce with plain non-dairy milk or coconut milk, and serve it over quinoa with steamed veggies too. Yummy! It's interesting, a lot of recipes *do* combine quinoa with beans/legumes, but there are other things you can do for sure. Maybe others reading here have ideas of great quinoa recipes from other cookbooks that don't include legumes...?Dreenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16551890320761504899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-38899981851230519382008-04-05T20:49:00.000-07:002008-04-05T20:49:00.000-07:00Hi Dreena,I’ve really enjoyed cooking from “Vive l...Hi Dreena,<BR/><BR/>I’ve really enjoyed cooking from “Vive le vegan”. <BR/>I was wondering if you could recommend any vegan recipes using quinoa which are suitable for Passover (that is, does not contain other grains or legumes).<BR/><BR/>Thank you<BR/>Mimi.Munchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722029454477738289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-38733436969872467202008-04-05T17:17:00.000-07:002008-04-05T17:17:00.000-07:00You must be Super-Vegan-Woman! Gosh you work hard!...You must be Super-Vegan-Woman! Gosh you work hard!The Little Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655024439704656898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-61102785247214787202008-04-05T13:08:00.000-07:002008-04-05T13:08:00.000-07:00Looks fantastic as does all of your work. I am gl...Looks fantastic as does all of your work. I am glad to hear the words "a future book" come from you. I think you've got the bug and I love it!!!!<BR/><BR/>AngieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-83205257984546969442008-04-05T10:45:00.000-07:002008-04-05T10:45:00.000-07:00Awesome! I have a dear friend who is gluten intole...Awesome! I have a dear friend who is gluten intolerant and her birthday is in August. I am so excited to make her a birthday cake. Thanks! You are the bombSheree'https://www.blogger.com/profile/00278580803747960582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19150019.post-20130907037200571392008-04-05T09:12:00.000-07:002008-04-05T09:12:00.000-07:00Oh my gosh, that's so cool! You are amazing. Some ...Oh my gosh, that's so cool! You are amazing. Some gluten-free kiddos out there are going to be so psyched with their bday cakes. From time to time we have gluten-free friends who visit, so I'll keep this in mind. No requests jump to mind immediately, but I'll put on my dream-a-dream cap and see what happens!Display Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647725486598833255noreply@blogger.com