Smooth, creamy truffles and crunchy oat crumble

One of my housemates has been making lots of super tasty looking truffles recently which has been a really good test of my will power. But to help me resist, I decided I'd make some vegan ones. Here's the recipe I used...

Nyom nyom nyom...

Coconut truffles

• Melt 250g dark chocolate.
• Stir in 100ml soya cream, 100g creamed coconut and 50g desiccated coconut.
• Leave in the fridge over night.
• Roll into balls in icing sugar and desiccated coconut, then sprinkle with cocoa powder.
• I made 31, but it could easily do a few more.

Recipe source: 'Return of the Cake Scoffer'

If you're feeling that all that's just a little unhealthy, why not make a crumble? Crumbles are great. They're full of fruit so you can pretend that they're healthy... At Veggie Soc on Sunday, we made an apple and rhubarb one. It was really easy, and tasty too.

Oaty crumble topping

Apple and rhubarb crumble

• Pre-heat oven to around 180°C/Gas Mark 5.
• Boil enough apple and rhubarb to fill most of your dish until soft.
• Mix together equal amounts of sugar and flour in a bowl.
  Using your hands, rub in small amounts of sunflower spread at a time until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
• Add a handful of oats.
• Use mixture to cover fruit.
• Bake crumble until the top turns golden brown.
  Enjoy with soya cream, custard or ice cream. (Hey, it's fine; you're eating fruit...)

With custard

Emma finally updates her blog (part three)

Who knows how old Emma's Dad is...?

When we got home from Matlock, we were greeted by the smell of freshly baked spiced apple cake. Yep, more cake! My Dad really should have more birthdays... Mum made the cake using a recipe from her vegan cook book so that I'd be able to eat it too. It tasted amazing, though, so no one could say that they missed out at all. Here's the recipe...

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4.
• Cream together 115g soya/vegetable spread and 115g sugar.
• Stir in 55g raisins, 55g sultanas and 55g chopped nuts (save a handful of chopped nuts for later, though).
• In a separate bowl, dissolve 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda in 3 tbs boiling water, then add to the first mixture.
• Mix in 200ml apple purée.
• Next add 225g plain flour, 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp mixed spices.
• The dough should be heavy and moist; if not, add a drop of apple juice or other liquid.
• Spoon into a pre-greased baking tin and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
• Bake for around an hour.
• Enjoy!

Recipe source: The Caring Cook