Tag Archives: Chocolate

Yuzu Frosted Chocolate and Raspberry Cake

I’m head of research at Viva! and have a strong background in science. I love cooking but tend to wing most recipes – except cakes! Most of us need to follow a recipe to make a good cake. This one … Continue reading

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No-bake chocolate orange torte

This super-easy chocolate torte takes less than an hour to make and is a real winner with vegans and non-vegans! The recipe is based on the one my colleague Alice made for our Viva! vegan bake-off. She said it was … Continue reading

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Lockdown brownies

I’m craving sweet stuff, but don’t want to go to the shops, so I looked online. I liked the look of the BOSH boys brownies – suitably filthy. I was nearly out of cocoa but have a new tub of … Continue reading

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Chocolate four ways vegan cupcakes

Theme:  Chocolate – Today is Chocolate Cupcake Day, but you can make anything you want with chocolate! These four-way chocolate cupcakes are made with a chocolate sponge cupcake recipe adapted from the brilliant Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. They … Continue reading

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Chocolate Mousse Cake with Ginger

This cake packs a double chocolate punch with its creamy chocolate mousse filling which tastes best if it is served from the fridge. If you don’t like ginger, you could put strawberries or chocolate-covered coffee beans on top – or … Continue reading

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Bay Salted Caramel Sauce

Tell us about a weird food combo that you love… This dark, rich chocolatey caramel sauce has an interesting combination of flavours that had one of my recent omni dinner guests licking the saucepan clean after she’d finished both her … Continue reading

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Chocolate Orange Slices

I always try and buy these at Christmas for my fella coz he loves them. Hotel Chocolat make some nice ones but they are pricey so Marc thought he’d have a go. He had a few Seville oranges left over from his … Continue reading

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Chocomint Cupcakes

It’s my son’s girlfriend birthday tomorrow and she is one of my best cupcake fans always saying nice things about them and sometimes having two! I made her chocolate mint ones and here’s the recipe…   240ml soya milk 1 … Continue reading

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