Vegan Chocolate Layer Cake

Ingredients:

Oil or melted vegan butter for greasing
1 1/3 cups unbleached flour
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1 tbsp baking powder
3/4 cup softened vegan butter
generous 3/4 cup sugar
3 "eggs"
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp soymilk

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease two 8 inch layer cake pans.

2. Sift the flour, cocoa, and baking powder into a large bowl and add the butter, sugar, "eggs," and vanilla extract.

3. Beat until the mixture is smooth, then stir in soymilk

4. Divide the mixture between the prepared pans and smooth the surfaces with a spatula.

5. bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and firm to the touch.

6. Let cool in the pans for 2-3 minutes, then turn out and finish cooling on wire rack.

7. Sandwich together with your choice of filling, and finish with frosting or powdered sugar.

Serves 8

Vegan Ricotta and Spinach Stuffed Manicotti

Ingredients:
1 lbs. silken tofu tofu
1 10 oz package frozen spinach (thawed)
1 tbs garlic powder, 1 tbs onion powder
1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
1 teaspoon sea salt & fresh ground black pepper
2 tbs olive oil
1 package manicotti noodles
Mac N' Cheese Sauce

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Drain spinach by squeezing in hands over the sink.

3. Remove tofu from water and put into food
processor. Add spinach, garlic, salt, pepper,
yeast flakes, and olive oil.

4. Pulse until well mixed and smooth

5. Fill large zip lock or regular plastic bag w / mixture. Snip about a dime
size hole in bottom corner. Pipe mixture into manicotti shells, filling compactly.

6. Add sauce.

7. Bake, covered 20 - 25 min. Remove cover and bake another 10 -
15 min, until nice and bubbly and a little crunchy.

Serves: 4-8

Vegan Tamale Casserole

Ingredients:

1/3 link soyrizo vegan Mexican sausage
1/4 white onion, diced
1 cup corn
1 can black beans
1/2 jalapeno, diced
1/4 cup olive oil
1 package vegan beef crumbles
1 tsp garlic powder, onion powder
dash salt, pepper, ancho chile powder
1/2 lime
1 roll pre-made polenta (or about 2 cups)
1/4 cup vegan cheese

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. In pan, sauté Beef crumbles, Soyrizo, onion, corn, beans, and jalapeno in olive oil for about 5-7 minutes.

3. Lower heat and add seasonings and lime juice.

4. In a 9x13in pan, layer polenta, cheese, and filling (repeat).

5. Top with remaining cheese and bake for approx. 20-30 minutes.

Serves 5-8