Spicy orange chocolate Brownies

Chocolate brownies to celebrate the spring!:) Made for my friends that were primary initiators to do morning yoga over this weekend together, and we did!:D The base of the recipe I took from a very ancient “The Usborne First Cookbook”. I still like this book a lot as it was one of the initial simple…

Chocolate beet brownies (vegan)

Gooey chocolate brownies for the Sunday picnic time! This is fragrant vegan beetroot-tinged bake. Beets give zest to these brownies, creating a special flavor, texture and color. Flax oil can be replaced by any other. Happy baking!:) Yield: 8-10 servings Ingredients 3 small grated beets (cooked/canned) 1/3 cup flax oil 1 cup water 1/2 cup…

Chocolate double cherry cake (vegan)

When somebody tries my vegan bake and I mention that it doesn’t contain any animal products, people often get surprised. And the questions follow: is it possible? and how? The answer is below. Vegan pies like these have dense and moist texture, and their shelf life is limited up to a couple of days. Cherry-cloves-chocolate…

Glazed chocolate orange spicy cake

I love peppers, and season meals with dried chili pepper flakes, powder or fresh chilies at any given chance. Cayenne pepper is just fantastic! I made this hot-and-bitter orange-flavored cake for my friends yogis. We had last May yoga practice at the seaside before my short trip to the mountains. A  graceful cat just had drawn…

Beetroot chocolate cake (eggless)

I’d call it beetroot brownies. Gooey and moist inside. When the beetroot season was thriving I tried lots of recipes with it. And liked this one a lot:)        Ingredients 400 g beetroot puree 200 g yogurt 100 ml olive oil 150 g brown sugar 50 g dark cocoa powder 300 g all-purpose…