Cherry Ripe Cupcakes

November 28, 2011

We spent much of concluding Sat hanging out alongside friends, inwards our abode in addition to inwards others'. To ensure nosotros had something to nibble at alongside those cups of tea in addition to spectacles of wine, I was inspired to bake for the outset fourth dimension inwards a while. These cupcakes sprang almost only from pantry supplies - merely the almond milk was bought especially - in addition to from a brace of the basic recipes inwards Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World. 

With 2 kinds of cherries cluttering the closet I went for a Cherry Ripe kinda vibe, folding dried cherries into the chocolate cake batter, supplementing the flour alongside shredded kokosnoot in addition to popping a glace cherry on top of each ganache-spread cupcake. The ganache is thus tardily to brand (no double boiler for the chocolate!) in addition to thus tardily to spread thickly in addition to smoothly. (I've used in addition to raved well-nigh it in i lawsuit before; it actually is something.) I besides made a straight-forward switcheroo betwixt wheat in addition to gluten-free flour.

These were really squeamish indeed! I erred merely on the side of under-baking them to operate along them moist, in addition to for a gluten-free recipe they had enough of springy-ness. I only want I'd had dessicated rather than shredded kokosnoot on hand. The kokosnoot was strangely crunchy, in addition to I've flora that a finer grind tends to meld into the batter better.

Cherry ripe cupcakes
(adapted from the basic chocolate cupcake in addition to chocolate ganache
inwards Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World
past times Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero)

cake
1 loving cup almond milk
1 teaspoon apple tree cider vinegar
3/4 loving cup brownish sugar
1/3 loving cup sunflower oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 loving cup gluten gratis manifestly flour
1/3 loving cup cocoa
3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 loving cup shredded coconut
1/2 loving cup dried cherries

chocolate ganache
four tablespoons almond milk
75g nighttime chocolate
three tablespoons maple syrup

12 glace cherries, to garnish

Preheat oven to 180 C. Line muffin pan alongside cupcake papers.

In a large bowl, whisk together the milk in addition to vinegar, thus give them a few minutes to curdle. Add the sugar, fossil oil in addition to vanilla, beating until frothy.

In a sort bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, soda, baking pulverisation in addition to salt; stir through the coconut. Gradually add together these dry out ingredients to the milk mixture, beating equally you lot go. Fold inwards the dried cherries.

Spoon the mixture into the cupcake liners in addition to bake for 15-20 minutes, until they exceed the skewer test. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely.

To brand the ganache, choose the milk to the boil inwards a small-medium saucepan in addition to thus conduct maintain it off the heat. Stir inwards the chocolate in addition to maple syrup immediately, until the chocolate is completely melted in addition to the mixture is smooth.

Spoon the ganache onto each cupcake, using the dorsum of a spoon to spread it out. Pop a glace cherry onto the middle of each cupcake to garnish.

Linzer Cupcakes

November 26, 2011

lots of cupcakes! This 2nd recipe is a slightly to a greater extent than faithful rendition of a Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World recipe: the Linzer cupcake is a recommended adaptation on the hazelnut cupcakes.

They're a fiddling combat fancy without requiring cut-outs or piping or fifty-fifty buttercream. Well, technically the raspberry jam is supposed to hold out piped into the centre of the hazelnut cake, but I establish that slathering a combat on altitude was much easier, in addition to the nighttime chocolate ganache glided across the altitude of the jam but fine. H5N1 few extra chopped hazelnuts sprinkled over them add together a combat of squeeze in addition to shroud whatever bumps.

These were a lovely interruption from the chocolatechocolateCHOCOLATE rut I tin move teach into amongst desserts. Admittedly the cupcakes create involve ganache, but it's the moist hazelnut cake in addition to sweetness raspberry jam that are the existent charmers here.


Linzer cupcakes
(adapted slightly from a recipe in
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World
yesteryear Isa Chandra Moskovitz & Terry Hope Romero)

cake
2/3 loving cup almond milk
ane tablespoon solid soil flaxseeds
ane loving cup plainly flour
1/2 loving cup solid soil hazelnuts
ane teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon solid soil cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon solid soil nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 loving cup sunflower oil
1/4 loving cup maple syrup
1/2 loving cup dark-brown sugar
ane teaspoon vanilla essence
ane tablespoon Frangelico

toppings
1/2 loving cup raspberry jam
iv tablespoons almond milk
75g nighttime chocolate
three tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 loving cup some chopped hazelnuts

Preheat an oven to 180 C in addition to trouble a muffin pan amongst cupcake papers.

In a small-medium bowl, whisk together the milk in addition to flaxseeds. In a medium-large bowl, stir together the flour, solid soil hazelnuts, baking pulverization in addition to soda, cinnamon, nutmeg in addition to salt.

Return to the smaller bowl in addition to whisk inwards the oil, maple syrup, sugar, vanilla in addition to Frangelico. Gradually pour these moisture ingredients into the bowl of flour, stirring equally you lot become in addition to continuing until to a greater extent than oftentimes than non smooth.

Pour the batter into the cupcake papers, near two-thirds full, in addition to bake for near xx minutes, until they overstep the skewer test.

You tin move altitude them amongst jam field they're all the same warm! Use a teaspoon in addition to brand certain the jam is a combat stirred upward in addition to loose, non ready similar jelly. Spread near 2 teaspoons of jam on altitude of each cupcake, smoothing it equally best you lot tin move amongst the dorsum of a spoon.

Set the cupcakes aside to cool equally you lot brand the ganache. Bring the milk to the boil inwards a small-medium saucepan in addition to and then cause got it off the heat. Stir inwards the chocolate in addition to maple syrup immediately, until the chocolate is completely melted in addition to the mixture is smooth.

Spoon the ganache onto each cupcake, using the dorsum of a spoon to spread it out. Sprinkle hazelnuts over the cupcakes field the ganache is all the same warm.

Milkwood

27 November, 2011

Sunday somehow became i of our laziest days of the year. We got upwards tardily together with had enough of fourth dimension to crusade out somewhere novel for brekkie. By the fourth dimension nosotros pulled ourselves together together with pedalled lazily northwards, nosotros were sitting downwards to consume afterwards 11. Luxury.

New Day Rising, together with then had our pick of Milkwood, A Minor Place's classic Henry's beans: hearty elementary together with perfectly seasoned - I actually involve to crusade to brand something similar this at home. The toast was cripsy but soft inwards all the correct places- I didn't inquire where the breadstuff they piece of job comes from, but it was excellent. The avo was perfect equally good - ripe without beingness squishy together with gross. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 actually fantastic meal.

Cindy went savoury equally good (I was actually hoping she would club the porridge together with then I could sneak a taste), going alongside i of the specials: toasted baguette alongside scrambled eggs, roasted ruby capsicum, feta, dressed greens together with basil ($13.50). She also grabbed i of the sides for us to share: smashed spud alongside lemon zest, feta together with chives ($4).

I stole a expert chunk of the spuds, which were soft together with lemony together with completely unnecessary (seriously, the regular meals hither are a full-sized breakfast). Cindy's baguette was a success equally good - nicely scrambled eggs, divine feta together with to a greater extent than or less colourful together with tasty vegies to liven things up. It comes wrapped upwards together with cook to larn - certainly i of the best takeaway breakfast options inwards town.

We'd spent at to the lowest degree one-half of the repast eyeing off the glorious sweets cabinet at the front end of Milkwood.

By the fourth dimension nosotros were cook to larn out our resistance was gone - nosotros took abode a distich of treats, which were the perfect means to accompany the residual of our lazy Sunday.

We had friendly together with efficient service together with I enjoyed the soy apartment whites they served upwards - Milkwood ticked a lot of boxes for us. We'll hold out dorsum to sample to a greater extent than inwards the real most future.

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Lots of dearest for Milkwood from slow equally vegan pie, Temasek, The Chronicles of Ms I-Hua, om-nom-nom.com, The f-word, The Quince Poacher, Eat This. Little lady liked the food, but wasn't impressed past times the service.

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Milkwood
120 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East
9380 4062
breakfasts $4.50 - $15.50

Accessibility: There's a biggish footstep on the means in, together with things are quite crowded inside. Ordering happens at the tables, but nosotros paid at a high counter. We didn't cheque out the toilets.

Date, Rum & Pecan Icecream

November 27-28, 2011

two batches of cupcakes in addition to and then this icecream. I was looking for an actual chocolate-less dessert equally I browsed through The Perfect Scoop, in addition to I picked this 1 because Michael's rather partial to rum in addition to raisin flavoured sweets. He pitched inwards past times bringing abode a modest bottle of Bundy Rum, a liquor best characterised past times Rich Hall, in addition to trashily appropriate since nosotros ended upward sharing the icecream alongside a bunch of Queenslanders.

Michael didn't convey abode equally much cream equally the recipe required, nonetheless I didn't endeavour whatever substitutes for it, thence this was a pretty intense dessert (the 3-scoop serving pictured higher upward would satisfy 2-3 people!). In item it was real boozy - if that's non your affair I'd advise soaking the dates equally directed (or replacing only about of the rum alongside water, perhaps) in addition to omitting the extra rum that goes into the custard. On this occasion it was my thing; I loved the agency the nighttime rum stretched into the rich caramel of the dates in addition to the yolk-heavy custard.

Date, rum & pecan icecream
(adapted slightly from a recipe inwards The Perfect Scoop past times David Lebovitz)

80g dried dates
1/4 loving cup + 2 tablespoons nighttime rum
115g pecans
200mL heavy cream
six egg yolks
1 loving cup milk
2/3 loving cup castor sugar
large pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chop the dates into chunks in addition to house them inwards a modest saucepan. Pour over 1/4 loving cup of nighttime rum. Bring to the boil, in addition to then accept the saucepan off the rut in addition to gear upward the dates aside at room temperature for at to the lowest degree four hours.

Roughly chop the pecans in addition to gently toast them (I did this inwards the oven).

In a large bowl (ideally 1 alongside a lid!), pour inwards the cream in addition to gear upward a sieve over the top.

Place the egg yolks inwards a small-medium bowl, whisking them to smoothness.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix together the milk, carbohydrate in addition to salt. Stir them together until everything's warm in addition to the carbohydrate is dissolved. Gradually pour the warmed milk into the egg yolks, whisking equally you lot go. When it's all good mixed, transfer it dorsum into the saucepan on medium heat. Stir the mixture constantly, scraping the bottom in addition to sides of the saucepan to avoid burning in addition to sticking, until the custard thickens.

Pour the custard through the sieve onto the cream. Whisk inwards the remaining 2 tablespoons of rum in addition to the vanilla. Refrigerate the mixture for several hours, until thoroughly chilled.

Churn the icecream mixture inwards an icecream machine, according to the manufacturer's instructions. In the terminal few minutes of churning, add together the dates in addition to pecans to mix the through. Freeze the icecream for several hours, until theater in addition to scoopable.

L'atelier De Monsieur Truffe Ii

07/03/2013: The management squad hither has changed together with the cafe is forthwith known equally East Elevation.

December 2, 2011

first fourth dimension nosotros went together with were both happy to start our workdays a chip piece of cake to mash inwards brekkie at 8am.

The card has changed substantially since nosotros showtime visited - neither of the dishes nosotros had the showtime fourth dimension remained. I decided to drive out something sugariness this time, the apricot together with nectarine parcel, amongst baked leatherwood honey together with ricotta together with pistachios ($15).

I was expecting the bundle to hold upwards about kind out of pastry-based treat, but instead it was truly a bundle - fruit wrapped inwards newspaper together with (I guess) lightly poached. The apricots together with nectarines were soft together with ripe, swimming inwards a big pool of juice. The footling baked ricotta together with honey piece was delicious, peculiarly inwards combination amongst the pistachio pieces on top. I didn't truly discovery a skillful means to combine the ii parts of this dish, although I intend that they'd operate pretty good together. So this was a chip awkward to consume - delicious, but non quite what I hoped for.

Cindy ordered the hotcakes (with Queensland strawberries, lemon syrup together with almond & hazelnut praline, $15).

She raved virtually them - citrusy syrup, crunchy candied nuts together with fresh strawberries all combined amongst perfect fluffy pancakes. They were then skillful that I didn't fifty-fifty larn a bite.

L'atelier de Monsieur Truffe hitting the score ane time to a greater extent than for us. The service was unsurprisingly skillful at 8am on a Fri (we were the solely tabular array at that spot for the showtime one-half an hr or so), the coffees together with teas were delicious together with the takeaway hurting au chocolat that I took amongst me was equally wonderful equally ever.

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Read virtually our showtime view to L'atelier de Monsieur Truffe here. In the few months since nosotros visited, green been food, dear melbourne together with Little thoughts get got given it the thumbs up, piece Everything is Edible, mmmays nutrient blog together with Miss Adriennely were less impressed.

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L'atelier de Monsieur Truffe
351 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
9380 4915
veg brekkies $6-16
http://monsieurtruffe.wordpress.com/

Accessibility: Excellent. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 ramp on entry, cracking light, lots of infinite together with a dedicated disabled toilet. Ordering happens at the tabular array together with payment at a reasonably depression counter.

Snag Stand

January, 2016: We noticed from the tram the other twenty-four hours that Snag Stand appears to convey closed, replaced yesteryear a Mr Burger outlet.
 
December 3, 2011

Melbourne Central's Swanston St side has been nether much inconvenient structure inward the yesteryear few months. Tram stops convey been shifted, shops shut, pathways narrowed, in addition to access for cyclists pretty much denied. At final it's all been resolved amongst a novel to a greater extent than accessible tram halt in addition to heaps of room for pedestrians. Bike lanes are good marked, though cyclists volition no uncertainty live on dodging and/or abusing wandering shoppers for a land yet. And Snag Stand has opened upwards on the corner.

I similar me a vege dawg, but I didn't dare promise for to a greater extent than than a mo that this grill-in-the-wall would sell me one. Oh, how incorrect I was! Among Snag Stand's 'haute dogs' (a pun I mightily approve of) is a meatless sausage of potato, smoked apple tree in addition to sage, served on a brioche scroll amongst sautéed onions, rosemary mushrooms in addition to truffle aioli ($9.90). While the brioche in addition to truffle are affectations to a greater extent than than real  contributing components, this was darn good! Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 hearty snag, neither rubbery nor crumbly, amongst a lovely savoury flavour.

Michael took the build-your-own route, ordering his vege sausage wrapped inward a 'rustic roll' in addition to topped amongst sautéed onions in addition to bbq sauce ($8.90); he would've liked to a greater extent than onions but was otherwise satisfied. We couldn't check inward chips, but they looked pretty good.

Snag Stand is happily extending Lord of the Fries offers to a greater extent than various veg*n fast nutrient circular the corner, but Snag Stand volition in all likelihood tempt us away on occasion.

*After farther enquiry from Mandee, it turns out that the veg sausages aren't genuinely gluten-free. The gluten-free buns are vegan, but there's a lack of gluten-free materials to position inward them. The operations director mentioned plans for novel vegetarian sausages, in addition to then fingers crossed they're coeliac-friendly!

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new international students weren't wowed yesteryear the Snag Stand freebies they scored when it showtime opened. The bloggers at We Dare Food in addition to Muddy Thrills are much bigger fans.

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Snag Stand
corner Latrobe in addition to Swanston Sts
vegetarian hot dogs $6.90-9.90
http://snagstand.com.au/

Accessibility: Snag Stand opens lead onto the Swanston St footpath, which is reasonably apartment in addition to without besides many obstructions. Ordering in addition to pick-up occurs at a low-ish counter. The few tables available are high set.

Lemon Posset

December 3, 2011

po' boys on Sabbatum night. It was all planned slow in addition to I didn't accept fourth dimension to brand in addition to freeze icecream, but this lemon posset recipe from Stonesoup looked similar a overnice alternative. It is maddeningly unproblematic - dissolve saccharide inwards cream, stir inwards lemon juice in addition to chill inwards cups. I could solely mash inwards 5 of the vi instructed hours of refrigeration, but didn't imagine that would alter the texture likewise much. As I shared the posset cups around, I offered mango, orangish in addition to cherries for dunking.

The pinnacle of the dessert had the same thick custardy texture every bit Jules' seemed to accept in her picture. But every bit I dug down, I noticed it was much to a greater extent than watery at the bottom. When I mixed it all upwards it had the same texture every bit the heavy cream I used - lovely for submerging fruit in, though I kinda wished it was custardy all the means through. If I made this again, I mean value I'd experiment amongst a footling cornflour or an egg yolk for but about setting power. Either way, it's an elegant time-saving option to icecream.

Lemon posset
(adapted slightly from a recipe at Stonesoup)

600mL heavy cream
150g castor sugar
juice of two lemons
fresh fruit, to garnish

In a small-medium saucepan over medium heat, stir together the cream in addition to sugar. Keep cooking them until the cream but starts to bubble in addition to the saccharide is completely dissolved. Remove the mixture from the rut in addition to stir inwards the lemon juice. Divide the mixture betwixt 5 pocket-size bowls or cups. Refrigerate for 6 hours, in addition to thence serve amongst fresh fruit.