#rose buds

VEGAN VANILLA ROSE CAKE 

I made this vegan cake today for the first time for a friend of mine, Amber. I am quite happy with how it turned out.

Ingredients:

¾ of a cup of coconut oil,
Rose buds (dried),
Frozen berries,
1 1/2 cups brown sugar,
Coyo vegan yoghurt,
2 cups of flour,
1 tsp of baking powder,
1 tsp of baking soda,
Vanilla essence,
Icing sugar,
Red food dye (or alt I have heard you can use beetroot juice),
Desiccated coconut,
A row of vegan chocolate,
Cinnamon


Method:

1. Line your cake tin with baking paper and coconut oil, add a sprinkle of flour. Preheat oven to 180 C.
   
   
2. Boil 1 1/2 cups of water on the stove. Add in a large handful of rosebuds, a sprinkle of cinnamon, a few tablespoons of brown sugar, a small squeeze of lemon and a drop of vanilla essence. Lave on the stove to reduce.
   
   
3. In a bowl, add 3 large tablespoons of coyo yoghurt, whisk the sugar in with the yoghurt until fairly smooth. 
   
   
4. Add baking powder and baking soda. Beat it together and set aside for 5 mins, it forms small bubbles.
   
   
5. Take the rosebud infused water off the stove to cool and strain.
   
   
6. Add a cap full of vanilla essence. Add ¾ of a cup of coconut oil and half of the rosebud infused water. Sift the flour into the mixture, mix well. Add enough red food die the cake turns a dark pink. Pour the mixture into the cake tin.
   
   
7. Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until nicely brown. Leave to cool.
   
   
8. In a bowl mix the other half of the rosebud infused water, icing sugar and red food dye until it turns a lovely pink colour, add a sprinkle of desiccated coconut. 
   
   
9. When the cake cools, cover the top with icing and sprinkle desiccated coconut and grated vegan chocolate over the top. 
   
   
10. Add the frozen berries in a circle around the edge. Cut small chunks of vegan chocolate and place them near the berries.
    
    
11. Use some beautiful rosebuds to decorate the middle and sprinkle some more coconut over the top and enjoy!

Some cover art for some of the Steven Universe:Future episodes!

With Boo (A Tribute), 2017

A Rose Bud, 2016