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February 24, 2016 by Fran Costigan Leave a Comment

Vegan Granulated Sweeteners

Let’s talk about sugar, ok? I get a lot of emails with questions about the abundance of sweeteners found today in the markets. Today I am going to concentrate on granulated (dry) sweeteners. The first question to answer is this one: What is vegan sugar? To manufacture table sugar from sugarcane, sugarcane stalks are crushed […]

Filed Under: Fran's Vegan Dessert Tips, Truffles & Confections Tagged With: Baker's Sugar, Baking Tips, Caster Sugar, Confectioners' Sugar, Fran Costigan, Good Cakes Fran, GoodCakesFran, Powdered Sugar, Superfind Sugar, vegan, vegan baking, Vegan Baking Tips, vegan desserts, Vegan Sugar, Vegan Sweeteners, Wholesome Sweet

July 29, 2015 by Fran Costigan 7 Comments

Chocolate Chip Almond Biscotti

A few days ago I had a soy milk cappuccino at ITIT cafe in Florence. This excellent nondairy cappuccino was begging for my Chocolate Chip Almond Biscotti, although here they are also called cantucci. I have found this cookie in every shop during my Vegano Italiano trip but all of them have been made with eggs. My recipe is […]

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies & Bars, Recipes Tagged With: Chocolate Chip Almond Biscotti, Fran Costigan, Good Cakes Fran, vegan, vegan biscotti, vegan chocolate, vegan dessert, vegan recipe

July 22, 2015 by Fran Costigan 6 Comments

Vegan Gluten-Free Brownie Bites

Fran Costigan's Gluten-Free Brownie Bites

You don’t need to be gluten-free to love these fudgy, deeply chocolate Gluten-Free Brownie Bites. None of my tasters or testers could tell the difference between these and fudge brownies made with wheat. The Gluten-Free Brownie Bites taste best to me after a half-hour in the refrigerator, but you might like them better at room […]

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies & Bars, Recipes Tagged With: Bob's Red Mill, Fran Costigan, Gluten-free, Gluten-Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour, Good Cakes Fran, Vegan Brownies, vegan chocolate, vegan dessert, vegan recipe

May 19, 2015 by Fran Costigan 1 Comment

California Fun and Yum

I was super excited with invitations to do Vegan Chocolate book events at two of Google’s California offices. The first was as a Zagat’s Guest Chef at YouTube Google Headquarters in San Bruno, CA, to be followed the following week by an Authors@Google chocolate dessert demo at Google-LA. What I didn’t know at the time was how much more […]

Filed Under: Chocolate, Events Tagged With: Authors@Google, Chocolate Torte to Live For, Fran Costigan, Good Cakes Fran, Google LA, Google YouTube, The Plant Cafe Organic, Vegan California, vegan chocolate

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MORE GREAT GOOD DAIRY-FREE DESSERTS NATURALLY

MORE GREAT GOOD DAIRY-FREE DESSERTS NATURALLY

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Vegan Chocolate : Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy-Free Desserts

Vegan Chocolate : Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy-Free Desserts

It can be difficult to find truly indulgent vegan desserts—especially chocolate. But for the first time, chocolate cakes, brownies, truffles, puddings, ice creams, and more are within reach: dairy-free, organic, fair-trade, and sublime.

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