Summary: Legend has it that a long, long time ago, a young woman was madly in love with a Persian Prince, so she baked him a cake filled with magical love powers to make him fall in love with her. In one version of the tale, the cake works its magic and the Prince returns her love, but in another, he doesn't Either way, the Persian Love Cake is a symbol of undying love, with enchanting flavours of rosewater, cardamom and saffron. Perfect as a Valentine's Day celebratory cake, the Persian Love Cake has also become a popular choice for wedding cakes.
This is our take on the Persian Love Cake: first, we make it gluten-free by using a combination of ground almonds and ground pistachios with no flour at all, secondly we incorporate orange juice and zest into the cake, and finally, to make the cake just that little bit healthier, we skip the icing, and make a cake drizzle that has no added sugar, as the cake is sweet and lovely enough. The result is a moist, nutty, fruity, floral, enchanting, magical cake, fit for charming any Prince (or Princess).
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Summary: Our Spinach Buckwheat Pancakes are a really fun way to add greens to your diet or to kids' diet, as you will not taste the spinach at all ! Feel free to use fresh herbs instead of dried herbs in the pancake batter if you have them.
Buckwheat is not a grain / cereal, and even though it has 'wheat' in its name, buckwheat is in no way related to wheat. It is actually a seed (sometimes referred to as a 'pseudo-grain', just like fellow nutrition heroes quinoa and amaranth). So in addition to being nutritious and naturally gluten free, it is a great food to add to your diet if you are trying to add variety or reduce the amount of gluten that you eat. The vibrant green pancakes would make a great addition to a brunch spread. Serve them with vegan yoghurt and fresh parsley or toppings of your choice, sweet (omit the garlic and the herbs from the batter) or savoury.
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Summary: This cake is just pure genius! Is it a rich and moist chocolatey cake? Is it one of your 5 vegetable portions a day? It is both!
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