Cake – Blueberrysmiles

Dark Chocolate Sandwich Cake

July 18, 2021April 23, 2022Posted in Cookies, Cakes & Bakes, Recipes, UncategorizedTagged Cake, chocolate, dessert, Sweet treat5 Comments

This recipe is the love child of elements of the Spongy Chocolate Cake and the cream filling of the Double Chocolate Cream Tarts. The pairing is glorious enough to deserve its own post and provide inspiration for a fabulously fudgy, chocolatey and creamy celebration cake.

A chocolate sandwich cake to me is one of the best indulgences. Perfect for a birthday, any other special occasion or just because you feel like it 😉 The dark chocolate and the natural sweeteners (date paste and some maple syrup) result in a “mature” semisweet richness, while providing more fiber and nutrition than a standard chocolate cake. The fact that it got the stamp of approval from my Dad (a sceptic of vegan desserts, after experiencing some epic fails from my early plant-based days) was a reason for celebration on its own!

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Spongy Chocolate Cake with Peanut Icing

April 11, 2021August 14, 2022Posted in Cookies, Cakes & Bakes, Recipes, UncategorizedTagged Cake, chocolate, icing, Sweet treat5 Comments

As much as I love the carrot cake recipe from my previous post, I feel like we need to balance it out with another chocolate recipe… This cake is also sweetened mostly with dates and has some wholemeal flour hidden in there, making this a more nutritious but just as delicious an option when compared to conventional cake recipes.

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Healthy Vegan Carrot Cake

April 5, 2021August 14, 2022Posted in Cookies, Cakes & Bakes, Recipes, UncategorizedTagged Cake, dessert, icing, Sweet treat5 Comments

I have a new obsession and it involves neither chocolate nor peanut butter – a revelation! This is a recipe I did not expect to ever create… I am the person who will always go for something chocolatey if given the option. Lemon, fruit and especially carrot cake never made my heart beat faster. Well, until now, that is…

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Chestnut Hazelnut Squares

November 3, 2018August 14, 2022Posted in Cookies, Cakes & Bakes, Recipes, UncategorizedTagged Cake, dessert, Sweet treat1 Comment

Thursday, November 1 was World Vegan Day – a day for celebrating veganism, brought into life by The Vegan Society of the UK in 1994, 50 years after the term “vegan” was conceived. And what better way to celebrate it than to eat lots of fabulous plant-based food with other vegans/vegan-friendly people?

Here in Switzerland, the Vegan Society of Switzerland (Vegane Gesellschaft Schweiz) hosts an awesome annual potluck on November 1st. This year they kindly reached out to me, asking if I would like to bring some dessert and share the recipe, which is where these Chestnut Hazelnut Squares come in. I can’t get enough of them: soft yet substantial, sweet and nourishing. Paired with a cup of hot chocolate or a turmeric latte they’re my favorite fall treat and personal epitome of autumnal “hygge” 🙂

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Ultimate Banana Bread by Nourishing Amy

June 24, 2018April 25, 2022Posted in Cookies, Cakes & Bakes, Recipes, UncategorizedTagged banana, Breakfast, brunch, Cake, Guest Recipe, Sweet treat2 Comments

Today’s recipe is from my wonderful friend Amy from Nourishing Amy (@nourishing.amy) and I’m so happy to share it with you, because it’s epic.

There are arguably some recipes that we all should have in our repertoire and one of these is banana bread. We all need a good banana bread recipe for cold winter evenings and a cup of tea, just as much as for summer brunch outside, served with fresh fruit, and for that any-time-of-year moment when we realize those bananas just need to be eaten.

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Pumpkin PB Chocolate Chip Mini Loaves

February 10, 2018April 25, 2022Posted in Cookies, Cakes & Bakes, Recipes, UncategorizedTagged Cake, dessert, pumpkin, Sweet treat4 Comments

Rarely does it happen that a bake turns out exactly as I visualized in my head, but this is one of those wonderful times. While trying to fall asleep the other night I was dreaming up recipes to use up some leftover pumpkin (who doesn’t, right?), and I’m absolutely delighted with how these little loaves turned out this morning. Soft, moist, sweet and so satisfying – with richness from the peanut butter and bittersweet bursts of dark chocolate.

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Blackberry Vanilla Cake – The Zesty Lime

September 10, 2017August 14, 2022Posted in Cookies, Cakes & Bakes, RecipesTagged Cake, dessert, Guest Recipe, Sweet treat2 Comments

Today I’m sharing with you a recipe by my wonderful friend and gifted foodie Rebecca (you may know her gorgeous account: @thezestylime – if not, I highly recommend you check it out for stunning plant-based food porn!).

Rebecca was sweet enough to surprise me with a slice of this blackberry vanilla cake at my farewell dinner in London, and I was blown away by how delicious and satisfying it was. It’s not very surprising, therefore, that hers was the first cake I baked upon being reunited with an oven, back home in Switzerland! I’ve already made this cake twice – if that’s not love than I don’t know what is! It’s definitely a keeper, and I couldn’t be more pleased to share it with you today:

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