Cakes, cakes, cakes, cakes, cakes

My flat has felt like a bakery this weekend! A friend asked me if I could make a large cake for his birthday party tomorrow. I'm always a bit nervous with making large cakes but I'm pleased with how it's come out. I started with the basic chocolate cake batter from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World, doubled this and added chocolate chips and dried cherries. There's a vanilla chocolate frosting, white + dark chocolate buttons and lots of little stars and edible holographic glitter. So, it's a triple chocolate cherry cake!

Tomorrow is also the Manchester Vegan Society, World Vegan Month celebration. It's an afternoon event at the Seven Oaks pub and for a fiver you get Lancashire Hot Pot and a cake. My friend Lynnmarie who has organised the event was going to be making the cakes but has broken her wrist :( So, I've been busy making cupcakes and the cupcake hotel is now loaded up with a choctastic trio of peanut butter with chocolate ganache, chocolate chip and cherry and Mexican Hot Chocolate. Has anyone else got World Vegan month events going on?


Comments

  1. PixieRoseDresses5 November 2011 at 17:59

    Fantastic and well done!!! they look amazing xx

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  2. Anonymous6 November 2011 at 19:50

    Mmm cake :) I've not baked in ages. =/

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  3. Joey7 November 2011 at 21:26

    Lucky Manchester vegan society!

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  4. Susan8 November 2011 at 05:59

    I love how you decorated that cake, it's so awesome.

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  5. vegan.in.brighton8 November 2011 at 13:59

    Your cakes look perfect, I'd love a slice of that massive chocolate cake!

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  6. Joey9 November 2011 at 19:56

    Such a pretty cake - edible glitter FTW!

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  7. x22 November 2011 at 02:39

    Your cake looks impressive, I love the decoration and now I really feel like some choc-cherry cake too! Plus your cupcakes are adorable (and I love your Cupcake Carrier, they are so handy!)

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