Here are my top tips for making the Ultimate VeganVictoriaSpongeCake. I searched t’internet for some failsafe vegancake recipes, but found that a very large proportion of them were both vegan and gluten-free
True, if you come from a Victoriaspongecake-like mentality, like me, picturing something which doesn’t include flour, butter and eggs and expecting it to deliver on different levels might be a bit of a stretch, but believe me, this cake does it
I’ve used soya yoghurt as an egg replacer in the frangipane, as I did in my super-popular Ultimate VeganVictoriaSponge recipe, (which has been getting so many visitors in the last few weeks…
Made as clean as possible, this cake contains no refined sugars, no dairy (if using a vegan protein blend) and is also completely gluten-free and Paleo friendly, too
For more recipe ideas using pomegranate try Bintu’s pomegranate pancakes, Lucy’s pistachio dacquoise with raspberry and pomegranate, Helen’s vegan apple and pomegranate jelly, my white chocolate and pomegranate tarts or my pomegranate and rose iced muffins
Dan’s recipes for the classics – shortcrust pastry, victoriasponge, a plain white loaf, are somehow better than you ever imagined you could make, through his clever trickery and amazing baking know-how
The Ultimate VeganVictoriaSponge. Leaving the cakes in the tin for now, prick them all over with a cocktail stick or skewer, then pour a teaspoon of drizzle over each cake, leaving it to sink into the sponge
