Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy-Free Desserts Kindle Edition

I LOVE this cookbook! I use it all the time, whether baking for vegan friends (I do not have any dietary restrictions myself). I also use it for certain recipes as a substitute for non-vegan food when I am out of eggs/cream/butter/etc., to avoid having to go to the store, because I often have the vegan ingredients I need to make these recipes. One caveat: I am a professional baker and chocolatier. I was surprised to see negative reviews on this cookbook, since the recipes seem universally well-written and well-tested, however, I understand the critique from some readers that the recipes are complicated. I would not recommend this book to an inexperienced baker, unless they were looking for a challenge.I have collected many cookbooks over the years, and borrowed many from the library. There are a handful that I go back to again and again, and this is definitely in my top ten. My favorite recipe is the Chocolate Orange and Almond Olive Oil Cake; I make it all the time.If you are vegan and looking for recipes that are professional, comprehensive, and easy to follow, this is your cookbook. I will be keeping my eye out for more from this author.

I've owned this book 2 years, maybe a bit longer, I didn't purchase this book right away when it came out but I did eventually and I'm ecstatic I did. This is my go to birthday cake book and if I'm just in the mood for something delicious and I know the recipe will work book. I try not to eat too much chocolate, but when I'm craving this goddess aka chocolate, I'm reaching for this book. It seems very involved yes, however just follow the directions and I promise it's worth it. Also once you try the recipes once or twice they are actually very simple. Don't let the so called "intimidating list" of ingredients scare you from experiencing this wonderful book. By the way the Brooklyn Blackout cake is a must try, don't skip it! It's one of my favorites, I've made this maybe 3-4x now. As well as the simple no oil cake and the brownies and so on. I could eat that pudding from the blackout cake recipe just alone, yummmmm.... Anyway times are tough right now, have some joy in your life and add this to your collection of vegan cook books. -P.S. you don't have to be vegan to enjoy these very well thought out recipes. My mom is not vegan and not a chocolate lover as I am, but she loves the cakes I make from this book. Best

I tried four recipes:Chocolate Torte to Live For - it was okay, but I didn’t love itBlack Bottom Cupcakes - the author says not to worry about the cupcake liners getting full, but my cupcakes overflowed. The proportions of the cream cheese filling is also off because the directions say to add three tablespoons but there is no way three tablespoons on filling could fit and there wasn’t enough filling to do that anyway.Fudgy Chocolate Chip Brownies - these were delicious and I would make againChocolate Chunk Banana Bread Pudding - it was very... dry for a pudding. It just seemed like a salad instead of a pudding. There is no way you could cut this into any shape as the author suggests.Also, I was disappointed to see that the eclair recipe was just a cake cut in half, and the buche de noel is just a layered cake instead of a rolled cake.I’m glad that so many people liked the recipes in this book, and I’m sure there are great recipes to be found, but I just didn’t have good luck with it. The book itself is beautiful with many full page color photos.

I've owned this book for a while but never got around to writing a review until now.I have since tried out several recipes from this book - all for special occasions. The desserts in this book tend to be decadent, somewhat time consuming, and aren't necessarily for the newcomer to the kitchen. My absolute favorite has to be the Sacher Torte. Let me tell you something: I'm not vegan (I'm vegetarian), but I do have some vegan friends which is where this comes in handy. My experience with vegan desserts (especially baked goods) is either hit or miss, and it's more of the latter. However, everything I've made from this book has been a success! On top of that, they don't even taste vegan and are deliciously moist and they don't taste healthy. Imagine that!That's not to say my end products look like the amazing photos throughout the book, but that's merely due to my status as an at home baker and lack of experience or expertise.In the end, if you love chocolate, want to add to your recipe book collection, are an avid baker, and whether or not you're vegan, you should definitely get this book (or at least put it on your Wish List)!

hands down, the best vegan dessert book I have ever had!!! I have already tried several recipes from the book and each one is better than the other. Better than desserts that use dairy and eggs! Congratulations Fran!!!

I had high hopes for this book as the sample looked promising.Alas, when I discovered how this apparently formally trained cook/baker measured her ingredients, my hopes were dashed and I was reminded, yet again, why I do not normally purchase cookery books by American authors: baking using slip shod methods such as dipping and sweeping is fraught with inaccuracies and is just sloppy workmanship when one purports to be a professional.To prove a point, I provided one of the recipes for four other people to flesh out. Result? Two failures and three varying results. This is common when baking by volume on sight. Which is why the rest of the world bakes by weight.In addition, not all the recipes are vegan.Will be returning this.

Ho già provato varie ricette ed ho ottenuto ottime torte e cupcakes vegan, sono molto soddisfatta dell'acquisto. Gli ingredienti, per chi è già vegetariano o vegano, non sono difficili da reperire (anacardi, gomma guar, latti vegetali ecc.).

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This is a large hardcover book full of many, healthy desserts, all featuring chocolate.Printed on quality paper it is very suitable as a great gift.Ulla Jacobs- author-Hidden Laws