Do you have a strict vegan in the family who

has a birthday or celebration coming up that traditionally

calls for cake? If you’re not familiar with vegan dietary

practices, you might not know what vegans do not eat.

Even worse, you might have no idea how to replace what

they do not eat.



But don't worry. In a few short paragraphs, I’ll explain

exactly what you need to make the perfect cake

for your vegan friend or relative. And best of all, no one

will be able to taste the difference.



Let’s start with what strict vegans do not eat.

They do not eat eggs. They do not drink milk.

They don’t eat certain types of sugar. They don’t

eat butter. And they don’t eat frosting.



Eggs can be replaced by "EnerG Egg Replacer," which you

can purchase at many grocery stores. The box will explain

how much replacer to use per egg.



Cow’s milk can be replaced by organic rice milk, which

doesn’t contain any animal byproducts. You can buy rice

milk at your local grocery store, too.



Many vegans do not consume sugar, either, because it is

often whitened by animal bone char. You can avoid sugar

that is whitened by bone char by purchasing "unbleached"

sugar, sugar in the raw, or beet sugar. There are some cane

sugars, too, which were not whitened using bone char,

but they hard to distinguish from others, unless you know

the exact name brand.



Strict vegans will not eat food made with butter, either.

If your cake recipe calls for butter, you can simply

replace it with margarine or vegetable shortening.



In addition to butter, sugar, milk, and eggs, strict

vegans also will not eat dairy frosting. If your recipe

calls for frosting, you can look for a similar flavor of

"non-dairy" frosting or you can make your own, replacing

butter with margarine.



And there you have it: an ingredient replacement key

for your vegan cake. Simply follow the key, replace vegan

-unfriendly items on your recipe, and your cake will be

perfectly fit for even the strictest vegetarian!



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