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b_a_dxxx in vegancooking

Cul Tech Woes and Blackforest Cake

Apr 23, 2007 16:18

Greetings all, it turns out this wensday in cul tech our class will be baking black forest cake, which is awesome.. until I took a look at the recipe ( Read more... )

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rokeon April 23 2007, 19:28:33 UTC

Black forest is a layer cake- the second list looks like it's the whipped cream and cherries that go between the layers of chocolate cake made with the first set of ingredients.

b_a_dxxx April 23 2007, 19:33:47 UTC

ah that makes sence actually.
Does anyone know how to create vegan heavy whipping cream?

weizenwind April 23 2007, 19:37:24 UTC

You can't get the fluff of whipped cream with any home recipe. You can make tasty replacements with ground cashews or with tofu, but the only fluffy whipped creams I know of are Hip Whip and Soyatoo.

_sithkitten_ April 23 2007, 19:30:40 UTC

i think one is the cake and one is the frosting.

any who...there is ener-g or ener-egg or whatever that egg replacer stuff is called (what is sad, is i actually HAVE some and can't remeber the name). it actually can be found in supermarkets sometimes with the baking stuff or a health food store.

Also, i have been finding that tofu is a pretty kick ass replacement for eggs! but i have been making recipes with that already planned out, not as a flat out replacement.

Google is your friend...

sotoalboroto April 23 2007, 19:43:58 UTC

I think Silk coffee creamer would probably work for you in a creamy filling layer instead of heavy cream. But I'd have to try it to know for sure.

Sure, 1/6 of a cup is real. Think of a cup as 16 tablespoons. Divide that by six and you get 2.67, or almost 3. So about 3 tablespoons then, equal that 1/6.

nymphatacita April 23 2007, 19:54:23 UTC

or 8 teaspoons.

sotoalboroto April 23 2007, 19:59:42 UTC

That's better, isn't it? Good thinking!

franticalities April 23 2007, 19:53:28 UTC

you can also replace the egg with applesauce.

rootfive April 23 2007, 19:58:42 UTC

ahah! I tried to make a vegan black forest cake a few months ago. I second what rokeon said about the separate ingredient list. generally the cake is frosted with some of the sweetened whipping cream, as well as spread between the layers. though I'm pretty sure the recipe got split at the wrong place, and the oil belongs in the upper ingredients ( ... )