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Egg free vanilla birthday cake

Despite eating everything (bar sourdough), I seem to require vegan, egg-free or gluten-free cakes quite regularly, usually because of other people's allergies and if you want of get rid of (almost) everything, vegan is a good option which everyone can eat. I did it for my wedding dessert table. Actually the best thing I did was jelly and lots of it. Guaranteed not to have kids reaching for their epipens. Well, highly, highly unlikely I should say. Previously though, I've always either used the "with vinegar" option and these cakes tend to be chocolate or apple based. This year I've been asked to make a vanilla cake for my friend's son who is allergic to eggs. Thankfully he is now a little older than the first time I baked for him (so dairy products are now IN!) The following was adapted from the following site , I actually made it in its coffee form as a part of a hospital drop off and it turned out well hence I adapted it to vanilla. Moreover though, as i...

Breadahead Cheese and Olive Sticks

One of my favourite lock down watches is Breadahead. You have to ignore a few things to get through it - the people who don't get what recipe is being made, the people who don't know the ingredients are online already, and  the people who inevitably ask if they can use sourdough instead of yeast. Repeatedly. Daily. You'd think they'd learn. Cheese and Olive sticks are my go to treats when I visit Breadahead. I've eaten a few things from them now, which given I'm allergic to sourdough is no mean feat, but these and the doughnuts are the must buy items for me. Failure to seal properly also means a lot of nice cheese crisps. Ingredients: 700g strong white bread flour 14g fine sea salt 3g instant yeast (or 6g fresh) 475g water 200g cheese (cheddar and red leicester suggested, cut into 1 or 2cm cubes) 220g pitted green olives (or use what you have) 100g polenta (semolina is an alternative, however flour at a push) Optional 100g diced onions/chopped c...